{"id":513618,"date":"2026-10-31T01:41:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T01:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/513618\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T01:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T01:41:23","slug":"coroner-ids-driver-who-allegedly-crashed-into-vehicle-slowing-for-children-crossing-street-in-ne-bakersfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/513618\/","title":{"rendered":"Coroner ID\u2019s driver who allegedly crashed into vehicle slowing for children crossing street in NE Bakersfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) &#8212; The Kern County Coroner&#8217;s Office identified a driver who died Thursday afternoon after reportedly crashing into another vehicle in an active school zone in northeast Bakersfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Alfred Steve Morones, 73, of Bakersfield, was driving when he collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Columbus Street and Bucknell Street at 2:22 p.m. on Thursday, according to the coroner&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:RELATED: Driver dies after crashing into vehicle slowing for children crossing street in NE Bakersfield: BPD;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\/news\/local-news\/dui-news\/driver-dies-after-crashing-into-vehicle-slowing-for-children-crossing-street-in-ne-bakersfield-bpd\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0RELATED: Driver dies after crashing into vehicle slowing for children crossing street in NE Bakersfield: BPD\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Morones was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officers who responded to the collision found Morones in an older model pickup truck with major injuries, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to police, preliminary investigation showed Morones was driving westbound before crashing into the back of a different vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That other vehicle was reportedly slowing down for a crossing guard helping children cross the street, BPD said Thursday. No one else other than Morones were reportedly injured in this incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The crash happened near Washington Middle School and Myra A. Noble Elementary School.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speed and intoxication are believed to be factors in the collision, investigators said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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