Crash on SR-99 Southbound at Palm St. O/C, Bakersfield, California

Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 12:14 PM

Injury crash2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Bakersfield Area
Report number
9420-2026-03190

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

Where and when

Location
SR-99 Southbound at Palm St. O/C
City, county
Bakersfield, Kern County
Collision type
Broadside
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
65 mph
Primary collision factor cited
Yes
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2001 Ford Expedition

Black Sport Utility Vehicle

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 23Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2014 Jeep Compass

Black Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, female, 42Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Child in Vehicle Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, male, 18Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22350 UNSAFE SPEED:PREVAIL CONDas recorded on the report
Unit 1 charge
CVC VC 22350 UNSAFE SPEED:PREVAIL CONDas 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

14 crashes recorded on SR-99 Southbound in Bakersfield in the last 12 months, 6 with injuries.

All Bakersfield crashes, October 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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