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August 21, 2026 • 12:27 AM EDT Alejandro Rodriguez dies in train crash on High Street

What happened in the incident? Victim: Alejandro Delgado Rodriguez, 47, of Delano Location: 300 block of High Street, Delano, CA Time: Approximately 11:29 p.m. on Aug. 19 Outcome: Struck by train and died at the scene Authorities confirmed ...

August 21, 2026 • 12:07 AM EDT Vanessa, Kloie and Kylie Wetmore die in accidenton State Route 99

A mother and her two daughters from Bakersfield died in a wrong-way crash early Sunday on State Route 99 in Kern County. What happened in the crash? Date and time: Just before 1 a.m. on Aug. 16 Location: State Route 99 near 7th Standard Road, ...

August 20, 2026 • 10:58 PM EDT David Atwood Sr. killed in motorcycle crash on El Toro Road

A 55-year-old motorcyclist died after a vehicle struck him early Wednesday morning. What Happened in the Lake Forest Crash? Date and time: Aug. 19 at approximately 5:42 a.m. Location: Near El Toro Road and Creekside Victim: David Matthew Atwoo ...

August 19, 2026 • 11:58 PM EDT Henry Raygoza dies in train crash on Edison Highway

What happened in the crash? Date: Aug. 14 Time: Shortly after 3 p.m. Location: Edison Highway and Quantico Avenue, Kern, CA Victim: Henry Raygoza, 61, of Bakersfield Outcome: Struck by train, transported to Kern Medical, died from injuries ...

August 19, 2026 • 9:10 PM EDT Valerie Martinez killed in rollover accident on 215 Freeway

What happened in the crash? Perris, CA — A 24-year-old Moreno Valley woman died early Sunday after the northbound Mazda 3 she was riding in overturned on the 215 Freeway north of Ramona Expressway. Date and time: Aug. 16 shortly after 12:20 a.m. ...

August 19, 2026 • 9:06 PM EDT Myeisha Pierson killed in wrong-way accident on 405 Freeway

Myeisha Darlene Pierson, 38, died early July 21 when a vehicle traveling the wrong direction struck her car on the 405 Freeway in Hawthorne. What happened in the crash? Date: July 21 Location: 405 Freeway, Hawthorne, California Time: Early mor ...

August 19, 2026 • 9:02 PM EDT Olga Plascencia killed in two-vehicle crash on Willow Pass Road

What happened in the crash? Date: Aug. 12 Location: Willow Pass Road and Port Chicago Highway, Concord, CA Vehicles: Chevrolet Cruze and Toyota Prius Injuries: One fatality, one major injury requiring hospitalization A 38-year-old woman d ...

August 19, 2026 • 8:34 PM EDT Jinshui Li killed in pedestrian crash on Yale Avenue

What happened in the crash? IRVINE, CA (Aug. 17) — A 78-year-old man died after being struck by a pickup truck at the intersection of Yale Avenue and Meadowood Park. Date and time: Monday at approximately 10 a.m. Location: Yale Avenue and Mea ...

August 19, 2026 • 12:55 AM EDT Dionicio Flores dies in SUV crash on U.S. 50

What happened in the crash? Date and time: Sunday night, Aug. 15, around 11:30 p.m. Location: Eastbound U.S. Route 50 shoulder near Exit 7, west of 34th Street, Sacramento Victim: Dionicio Romero Flores, 34, of Rancho Cordova Injuries: Flores ...