Crash on Interstate 5 at Kings County Line in Kern County, California

Friday, February 20, 2026 at 4:07 AM

Property damage only2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Buttonwillow Area
Report number
9426-2026-00118

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

Where and when

Location
Interstate 5 at Kings County Line
City, county
Kern County
Collision type
Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
70 / 55 mph
Primary collision factor cited
Yes
Weather
Clear
Light
Dark-No Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2008 Toyota Tacoma

Blue Pickups and Panels

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Other
  • Driver, male, 52Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2019 Freightliner Truck Tractor- Diesel

Blue Truck Tractor

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 32Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 23152(a) DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCEas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
VC SECTION VIOLATED - VC 22107as recorded on the report
Unit 1 charge
CVC VC 23152(a) DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCEas recorded on the report

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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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