Ismael Rodriguez Obituary – The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the pedestrian struck and killed on Niles Street on October 28 as 69-year-old Ismael Rodriguez of Bakersfield. The California Highway Patrol said on October 28, at around 10:46 p.m., officers were called to a report of a crash involving a vehicle hitting a pedestrian, with medical personnel responding.
CHP said the initial investigation determined a 42-year-old woman was driving a 2014 Nissan eastbound on Niles Street, west of Barlow Street, within the number one lane, at an undetermined speed.
CHP said a man, later identified as Rodriguez, was walking in an unknown direction within the number one lane, of Niles Street west of Barlow Street, outside of a marked crosswalk, wearing dark clothing while it was dark outside.
According to CHP, for reasons still under investigation, the driver of the Nissan struck Rodriguez. Rodriguez was taken to the hospital where he later died.