BPD: Wrong-way, high-speed crash on 24th Street leaves one dead, another hurt
A 24-year-old man died after police say was driving on the wrong side of the road and crashed head-on with another vehicle on 24th Street early Saturday morning. The Bakersfield Police Department said on June 13, 2026, at around 1:04 a.m., officers were called to the 2300 block of 24th Street regarding a head-on crash. When officers arrived, they found two severely damaged vehicles in the westbound lanes. Police said one driver, identified as a man, was suffering from severe injuries and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the man as 24-year-old Steven Rene Bernal of Bakersfield. The driver of the other vehicle, identified as a male, suffered minor injuries and was to the hospital for treatment. According to police, a preliminary investigation found that Bernal was traveling at a high rate of speed and driving the wrong way on 24th Street with no lights on and collided head-on with the other vehicle. Driver impairment appears to be a factor, according to police. Anyone with information regarding this crash is asked to call the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.
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