NCTStoryful

Actions

Woman dies after driver runs stop sign

Posted
and last updated

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A crash in a remote area of McFarland has left one woman dead and another suffering from major injuries on Saturday night.

The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened just after 11 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Pond and Melcher roads.

A 23-year-old woman traveling northbound on Melcher Road failed to stop at the stop sign and struck another woman driving westbound on Pond.

The westbound traveling vehicle broadsided the other car causing her to hit a power pole and the woman was pinned into her vehicle. She was then later pronounced dead at the scene.

However, the 23-year-old was taken to a local hospital with major injuries.

CHP said drugs and alcohol were not a factor.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Thursday

05/01/2025

Mostly Sunny

85° / 61°

5%

Friday

05/02/2025

Sunny

88° / 60°

1%

Saturday

05/03/2025

Partly Cloudy

76° / 51°

13%

Sunday

05/04/2025

Mostly Cloudy

68° / 55°

19%

Monday

05/05/2025

Partly Cloudy

79° / 58°

2%

Tuesday

05/06/2025

Sunny

82° / 59°

0%

Wednesday

05/07/2025

Sunny

86° / 61°

0%

Thursday

05/08/2025

Mostly Sunny

88° / 63°

0%