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911 call from witness in Westside Parkway canal accident released

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The 911 call records in the accident that led a driver into a canal in January helped give a better idea of what happened.

Faye Ekdahl, 69, drove straight off of Westside Parkway at Coffee Road, and into a canal.

RELATED: Searchers find car in NW Bakersfield canal with body inside, person identified

A woman called 911 around 7 a.m. that morning, describing what she saw.

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