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2 hurt in multi-vehicle crash that briefly blocked downtown traffic
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A collision sent an SUV off the road and close to a building on 23rd and L Streets Tuesday morning and injured at least two people. The crash happened just before 10:30 a.m. in downtown Bakersfield. The impact from the crash pushed an SUV up to the New City Cleaners building, […]
Kason Guyton Trial: Oct. 1
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The trial of Jonathan Knight, accused of killing 5-year-old Kason Guyton during a car-to-car shooting in 2017, resumed Tuesday. 17 News will live blog the proceedings. Last week, attorneys presented opening statements. Prosecutor Eric Smith said the shooting stemmed from an altercation between rival gangs hours earlier. He said Knight fired […]
Motions hearing postponed in Karim Reyad case
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A hearing on multiple motions filed in the case of Karim Reyad, the one-armed motorist charged with murder in a deadly crash in southwest Bakersfield, was postponed Tuesday to November. After hearing from attorneys, Judge David Wolf set a new motions date on Nov. 12. Reyad, 19, is accused of speeding […]
Coroner identifies woman killed by possible DUI driver on East Truxtun Ave
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of the woman who was killed when her vehicle was rear-ended in east Bakersfield Saturday night. The office identified Lorena De La Torre-Luna, 47, of Bakersfield Monday afternoon. Around 11:14 p.m. De La Torre-Luna’s vehicle was parked on the north curb of […]
2 critically wounded in Delano shooting, 4 suspects sought
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Delano police are searching for four suspects in connection to a shooting that critically wounded two people Saturday. The shooting happened at a home in the 2200 block of Rounds Street at around 9:30 p.m., according to the Delano Police Department. Officers were called to the home and found two people […]
10 firearms, live ammo seized in NE Bakersfield residence
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office arrested one person and found methamphetamine, firearms and live ammunition. Deputies and the gang suppression unit executed a search warrant at the 2000 block of Duke Drive on Saturday. KCSO officials said deputies found live ammunition, methamphetamine and 10 firearms. A 41-year-old man was arrested on […]
Trial begins for Bakersfield man accused of killing ex’s mother, stepfather
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Upset over child custody matters, Javier Andrade-Mejia decided to get back at his ex by killing her mother and common-law stepfather in March of last year, a prosecutor said. “This is a case about power and control,” prosecutor Joseph Marcano told jurors Monday during opening statements in Andrade-Mejia’s trial. Marcano said […]