Crash on Taft Hwy at Van Horn Rd, Bakersfield, California

Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 10:04 PM

Injury crash1 vehicle
Report number
26-187043

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
Taft Hwy at Van Horn Rd
City, county
Bakersfield, Kern County
Collision type
Hit Object
Motor vehicle involved with
Fixed Object
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Dark-No Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
1
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300

White Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Ran Off Road
  • Driver, male, 32Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
23152(a)as recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
VC SECTION VIOLATED - 22107as recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

25 crashes recorded on Taft Hwy in Bakersfield in the last 12 months, 17 with injuries.

All Bakersfield crashes, September 2026

About this record

Source
CHP CCRS
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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