Gloria Soto Obituary – The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the bicyclist hit and killed in Wasco as 41-year-old Gloria Soto. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on November 12, 2023, at about 6 p.m., deputies responded to the area of Poso Drive and Palm Avenue in Wasco to investigate the report of a crash involving a bicyclist.
Deputies found a bicyclist, later identified as Gloria Soto. KCSO said deputies attempted life-saving measures, but Soto died from her injuries. According to KCSO, during the investigation, deputies identified the alleged suspect vehicle.
Deputies found the alleged vehicle involved and arrested the driver, 21-year-old Gabriela Garza of Wasco, for hit and run causing death and other vehicle code offenses, according to KCSO.