Aiden Agnor ID'd as Kern County Firefigthter Killed Rosedale Crash at Highway 58 and Superior Road
Rosedale, California (June 28, 2022) – Aiden Agnor, 18, has been identified as the Kern County firefighter who died Monday, nearly two weeks after he was injured in a head-on collision on Highway 58 in Rosedale, according to a police report.
The California Highway Patrol says the collision happened at about 3:46 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 58 and Superior Road.
Two of the vehicles involved in the major injury crash were described as a white Nissan Frontier and a white Toyota T100 pickup truck.
First responders found one person pinned inside the Toyota pickup
Aiden sustained major injuries in the collision and was transported to the hospital where he was admitted to intensive care unit.
Sadly, he succumbed to his injuries on Monday, July 11.
Aiden worked as a seasonal firefighter at the Kern County Fire Department.
No additional information regarding the crash was provided.
The incident remains under investigation.
Crash Fatalities in California Went Up in 2021, Early Federal Estimates Show
Newly released estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that fatalities caused by traffic crashes on U.S. freeways reached a 16-year high in 2021.
The crash deaths also increased in almost every state, including California, according to NHTSA.
According to the Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021 report released by NHTSA, about 42,915 people were killed in traffic collisions in 2021 in the U.S. This shows a 10.5% increase from the 38,828 fatalities reported in 2020.
NHTSA says the projection is the highest number of traffic deaths since 2005 as well as the largest percentage rise in the history of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
In California, 4,258 people died in traffic collisions in 2021 – a 10.7% increase from 2020's 3,847, as per the NHTSA report titled – “Crash Stats: Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021.”
According to the traffic deaths estimates, in the two-state region that includes Arizona and California, crash fatalities in 2021 are projected to go up by 10% over the previous year.
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