Crash on Cadet Rd at Petroleum Club Rd, Taft, California

Monday, February 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM

Fatal crash2 vehiclesHit and run
Reporting agency
Taft Police Department
Report number
25-49-3

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

Where and when

Location
Cadet Rd at Petroleum Club Rd
City, county
Taft, Kern County
Collision type
Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2016 GMC

HM Pickup and Panel Truck

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

Unit 2: Other - Motorcycle

Motorcycle

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, female, 55Restraint: Motor Bicycle Driver with Helmet. Airbag: Not Required
    Fatal

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
22350as recorded on the report
Unit 1 contributing factor
INATTENTIONas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
CELL PHONE HANDHELD IN USEas 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

2 crashes recorded on Cadet Rd in Taft in the last 12 months, 0 with injuries.

All Taft crashes, February 2025

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
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