{"id":302983,"date":"2026-05-06T19:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/302983\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T19:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:16:27","slug":"gofundme-launched-for-passenger-killed-in-solo-vehicle-crash-on-south-h-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/302983\/","title":{"rendered":"GoFundMe launched for passenger killed in solo-vehicle crash on South H Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 A GoFundMe was created for the<a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/road-closed-after-crash-on-south-h-street-in-south-bakersfield-kern-county-california-wilson-road\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> passenger killed in a crash on South H Street.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/road-closed-after-crash-on-south-h-street-in-south-bakersfield-kern-county-california-wilson-road\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> 1 dead, 1 injured in crash on South H Street: BPD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Bakersfield Police Department said on May 5, 2026, at around 4:56 p.m., officers were called to the area of South H Street and Wilson Road regarding a single-vehicle traffic crash.<\/p>\n<p>A preliminary investigation found that a black Chevrolet sedan was traveling northbound in the 2600 block of South H Street when it veered off the roadway and struck a tree in the center median.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle was occupied by two women.<\/p>\n<p>The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Road closures are underway in south Bakersfield after a car crashed into a tree on South H Street Tuesday evening. PHOTO: KBAK\/KBFX\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6aab53bd-9038-4b00-ad44-617d56a040ce-SOUTHHANDWILSONCRASH_frame_0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Road closures are underway in south Bakersfield after a car crashed into a tree on South H Street Tuesday evening. PHOTO: KBAK\/KBFX<\/p>\n<p>The driver sustained moderate injuries and was taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/honoring-jackelline-romeros-beautiful-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GoFundMe identified the passenger as Jackelline Romero. <\/a>The GoFundMe said, \u201cShe was a loving, kind, and beautiful soul who brought so much light into our lives and to everyone who knew her. Jackelline leaves behind her 6-year-old son, who meant everything to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The funds will be used for funeral expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 A GoFundMe was created for the passenger killed in a crash on South H&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-302983","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\/302983","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=302983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}