The Atascadero man was driving a car on when he collided with another car

Bakersfield Crash
Victor Smith Killed in Bakersfield Crash on Highway 99 near Highway 119

, Calif. – 43-year-old Victor Smith, of Atascadero, has been identified as the woman who was killed in a car crash earlier this month in Bakersfield.

The collision happened around 3:25 a.m. on January 3, on Highway 99 just south of .

The California Highway Patrol said Smith was driving a car on the highway when he collided with another car.

Smith was pronounced dead at the accident scene.

More details about the accident were not provided.

An investigation into the accident is ongoing.

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