Crash on RT 33 at Tenth St, Taft, California

Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 9:36 PM

Injury crash2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Taft Police Department
Report number
26-143-2

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

Where and when

Location
RT 33 at Tenth St
City, county
Taft, Kern County
Collision type
Broadside
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Weather
Clear
Light
Dark-Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1

Motorcycle

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 26Restraint: Motor Bicycle Driver with Helmet. Airbag: Not Required
    Serious injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2017 Mini

Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Entering Trafficd
  • Driver, male
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
22350as recorded on the report
Unit 2 contributing factor
VISION OBSCUREMENTas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas 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

5 crashes recorded on RT 33 in Taft in the last 12 months, 5 with injuries.

All Taft crashes, May 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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