BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Bakersfield Police Department said a car made an illegal U-turn in front of a motorcycle on Taft Highway that lead to a deadly crash Monday night.
BPD said officers received reports of the crash shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Taft Highway. BPD said officers found a man suffering from life-threatening injuries and he was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead. The motorcyclist who dies was later identified as Jose Guadalupe Tenorio, 21, of Arvin.
A preliminary investigation found that the motorcyclist was traveling east on Taft Highway when a car traveling in the same direction made an illegal U-turn directly in front of the motorcycle leading to the crash, said BPD.
One person in the car was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, according to BPD.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this case should call BPD at 661-327-7111.
