Crash on SR-166 E/B at Basic School Road in Kern County, California

Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM

Injury crash2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Fort Tejon Area
Report number
9430-2026-00453

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

Where and when

Location
SR-166 E/B at Basic School Road
City, county
Kern County
Collision type
Broadside
Motor vehicle involved with
Motor Vehicle on Other Roadway
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
3
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2019 Freightliner Cascadia

Gray Truck Tractor

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 25Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2013 Kia Optima

Silver Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, female, 56Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, male, 59Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22350 UNSAFE SPEED FOR PREVAILING CONDITIONSas 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

No other crashes are recorded within 2 km in the 30 days either side of this one.

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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