{"id":233278,"date":"2026-03-23T23:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/233278\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T23:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:35:20","slug":"sr-99-ming-ave-off-ramp-crash-kills-pedestrian-in-bakersfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/233278\/","title":{"rendered":"SR-99, Ming Ave Off-Ramp Crash Kills Pedestrian in Bakersfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bakersfield, CA \u2013 On the evening of Friday, March 21, 2026, a pedestrian collision on northbound State Route 99 near the Ming Avenue off-ramp resulted in a fatality, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/chpfatal.com\/2026\/03\/fatality-state-route-99-north-ming-ave-off-ramp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CHP Fatal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The California Highway Patrol reports that the accident took place around 9:27 PM.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said a pedestrian was found lying in the number one and two lanes of northbound State Route 99, with several vehicles reported to have struck the individual. A black Chevrolet Tahoe was found in the center divide in connection with the collision, and a 2025 Kawasaki KLX230 dual-sport motorcycle was also identified as an involved vehicle. A red Chevrolet Tahoe was subsequently located at the Ming Avenue northbound on-ramp in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n<p>A traffic break was initiated, and a hard closure of lanes one and two was requested, with traffic diverted to Ming Avenue. Caltrans was notified, and additional units were deployed to the Ming Avenue on-ramp to northbound State Route 99 to manage traffic flow. Multiple vehicles were reported traveling the wrong way on the White Lane northbound on-ramp during the closure, requiring additional traffic management.<\/p>\n<p>The coroner responded to the scene from the Ming Avenue on-ramp. Evidence tows were requested for the motorcycle and a full-size SUV. Fire department units were requested to wash down the roadway following the conclusion of emergency operations. All lanes were reopened at approximately 11:52 PM.<\/p>\n<p>No additional details regarding the identity of the deceased had been released at the time of reporting. The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Wrongful Death Claims &amp; Comparative Negligence<\/p>\n<p>Determining fault in a collision can involve multiple factors, and under California\u2019s comparative negligence rule, several parties can share partial responsibility.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Should someone else be found even partly responsible for the death, the family may be able to file a wrongful death claim against the at-fault driver\u2019s insurance. This can provide compensation to help cover medical bills, funeral expenses, and the loss of income to support the family of the deceased.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bakersfield, CA \u2013 On the evening of Friday, March 21, 2026, a pedestrian collision on northbound State Route&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":233279,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-233278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}