{"id":405704,"date":"2026-07-20T21:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/405704\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T21:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:25:08","slug":"driver-hits-bicycle-rider-in-crash-on-bernard-street-in-bakersfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/405704\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver Hits Bicycle Rider in Crash on Bernard Street in Bakersfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" https:=\"\" alt=\" Driver Hits Bicycle Rider in Crash on Bernard Street in Bakersfield\" class=\"wp-image-196604\" style=\"width:563px;height:auto\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Shutterstock_193930526-5-1024x683.jpg.webp\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Shutterstock_193930526-5-1024x683.jpg.webp\" alt=\" Driver Hits Bicycle Rider in Crash on Bernard Street in Bakersfield\" class=\"wp-image-196604\" style=\"width:563px;height:auto\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bakersfield, Calif., (July 20, 2026) \u2014 A serious injury crash involving a vehicle and a bicycle rider occurred Monday morning at 1704 Bernard Street in Bakersfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident was reported at approximately 11:16 a.m. on Monday, July 20th. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cad.chp.ca.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">California Highway Patrol<\/a>, the collision took place when a vehicle reportedly struck a bicyclist. The specific circumstances leading to the incident are still being investigated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene, with units arriving shortly after the call. Initially, the extent of injuries was unknown, but the situation was later classified as a major injury traffic collision. The involved parties\u2019 identities have not been released at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authorities are actively investigating the collision. Witnesses or anyone with information about the incident are encouraged to contact local law enforcement to aid in the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Got Legal Questions? Get Answers: 1-800-208-3538<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it matters most, trust Attorney James Johnson at Johnson Attorneys Group. We are a personal injury law firm serving clients who have been injured throughout California due to negligent motorists. If you were hurt in this collision, call 1-(800) 208-3538. We will request the police report, and the attorney will discuss your options. You are under no obligation to hire us, and there is no cost unless we win your case. Our personal injury law firm is a proud, longtime supporter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t Post Views: 5&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bakersfield, Calif., (July 20, 2026) \u2014 A serious injury crash involving a vehicle and a bicycle rider occurred&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405705,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-405704","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\/405704","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=405704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}