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Man killed in Taft crash identified

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TAFT, Calif. (KERO) — A man killed in a crash Monday morning in Taft has been identified.

Conrad James Sivits, 38, of Bakersfield, was killed when his truck crashed into another vehicle at about 9:14 a.m. on Taft Highway, east of Elk Hills Road, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office.

Sivits was declared dead at the scene, according California Highway Patrol.

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