NewsLocal News

Actions

KCSO: Woman killed in Richgrove crash

Deadly Crash (FILE)
Posted

DELANO, Calif. (KERO) — The Kern County Sheriff's Office said a woman involved in a crash in Richgrove, Calif., on Thursday morning died after being taken to a Delano hospital.

KCSO said the woman was driving a vehicle shortly before 6 a.m. on Avenue 24 and Richgrove Drive when the vehicle left the road and overturned.

Carla Maria Perez Mendoza, 22, of Ducor, was taken to Adventist Health Delano where she was declared dead, said KCSO.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.



,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Thursday

03/26/2026

Partly Cloudy

-° / 57°

5%

Friday

03/27/2026

Mostly Clear

87° / 59°

3%

Saturday

03/28/2026

Partly Cloudy

89° / 59°

1%

Sunday

03/29/2026

Mostly Clear

89° / 61°

0%

Monday

03/30/2026

Cloudy

86° / 63°

5%

Tuesday

03/31/2026

Showers Early

73° / 56°

32%

Wednesday

04/01/2026

Partly Cloudy

75° / 52°

12%

Thursday

04/02/2026

Partly Cloudy

69° / 49°

18%