{"id":479997,"date":"2026-09-30T02:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T02:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/479997\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T02:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T02:23:01","slug":"suspect-in-se-bakersfield-hit-and-run-collision-that-critically-injured-child-5-turns-himself-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/479997\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in SE Bakersfield hit-and-run collision that critically injured child, 5, turns himself in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) &#8212; A man suspected of causing a hit-and-run collision that critically injured a 5-year-old turned himself in Tuesday, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gael Garcia, 22, turned himself in to BPD&#8217;s traffic investigators with his attorney present, officials said. He was booked into Lerdo Detention Facility on suspicion of felony hit-and-run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Watch &#039;After Sunrise&#039; on KGET+; Click to learn how to get KGET+ on your smart TV devices;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/plus\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Watch &#8216;After Sunrise&#8217; on KGET+; Click to learn how to get KGET+ on your smart TV devices\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Sept. 24, a collision occurred at around 2 p.m. in the intersection of Tyree Toliver and Wilkins streets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Garcia is suspected of driving and running a stop sign before colliding with another vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Garcia then allegedly fled on foot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There were two children and one adult in the vehicle Garcia allegedly crashed into, according to investigators. One child was airlifted to Children&#8217;s Hospital in Madera in stable but critical condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The child remains in critical condition as of Tuesday afternoon, BPD said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<a data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KGET 17 News.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KGET 17 News.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. 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