{"id":47066,"date":"2025-11-10T21:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/47066\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T21:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:21:10","slug":"wasco-man-arrested-for-suspected-dui-after-fatal-crash-on-nb-i-5-leaving-61-year-old-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/47066\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasco man arrested for suspected DUI after fatal crash on NB I-5, leaving 61-year-old dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 A 21-year-old Wasco man was arrested for suspected DUI after a crash left a man dead on northbound Interstate 5 late Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The California Highway Patrol said on November 8, 2025, at around 11:10 p.m., officers responded to a call of a multiple vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 5, north of Templin Highway.<\/p>\n

When officers arrived, they found the driver of a white Jeep Cherokee, identified as a 61-year-old man, who had been ejected from the vehicle. He died.<\/p>\n

The driver of a silver Toyota Camry, identified as 21-year-old Martin Enrique Cazares from Wasco, was talked to at the scene. CHP said Cazares was arrested at the end of the investigation.<\/p>\n

According to CHP, Cazares was determined to be the at-fault person in the crash and was determined to be driving under the influence.<\/p>\n

Cazares was booked into the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Station in Santa Clarita for felony DUI and vehicular manslaughter.<\/p>\n

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A 21-year-old Wasco man was arrested for suspected DUI after a crash left a man dead on northbound Interstate 5 late Saturday night. PHOTO: KBAK\/KBFX<\/p>\n

\u201cThis tragic crash is a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of driving under the influence. One person\u2019s reckless decision has cost an innocent life. The CHP Newhall Area remains committed to removing impaired drivers from our roadways and ensuring that families don\u2019t have to experience this kind of heartbreak,\u201d said Lieutenant Munoz, acting CHP Newhall Area Commander.<\/p>\n

The cause of this crash remains under investigation. The CHP’s website said traffic was stopped for about an hour.<\/p>\n

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A 21-year-old Wasco man was arrested for suspected DUI after a crash left a man dead on northbound Interstate 5 late Saturday night. PHOTO: KBAK\/KBFX<\/p>\n

Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to call the CHP Newhall Area Office at (661) 600-1600.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 A 21-year-old Wasco man was arrested for suspected DUI after a crash left a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47067,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-47066","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\/47066","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=47066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}