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Coroner ID's man killed in Beale Ave. crash

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Kern County Coroner's office have released the name of the man killed in Beale Ave. and Niles St. crash on Saturday. 

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The man was identified as 77-year-old Robert Minner of Bakersfield. 

Officials said Minner was  the passenger in a vehicle that was struck by another vehicle. He was transported to Kern Medical where he was pronounced deceased on Sunday.

A treating physician determined the cause of death to be Respiratory Failure, Neurogenic Shock, Spinal Cord Transection, and Motor Vehicle Accident.

Alcohol and drugs do not appear to be a factor in this collision.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.

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