Elizabeth Dunn Killed in Bakersfield Crash on Highway 178 near Rancheria Road
Bakersfield, California (July 5, 2022) – 85-year-old Elizabeth Dunn was killed after a traffic collision that happened mid-last month in Bakersfield, according to a California Highway Patrol dispatch.
The accident happened a while after 1:28 p.m. Monday, June 13, on Highway 178, just east of Rancheria Road.
As per the report, two vehicles crashed for reasons yet to be determined.
Firefighters and medical personnel rushed to the scene to attend to the crash victims. The medics performed CPR on Dunn. However, the Kernville woman did not make it and was declared dead at the scene.
Dunn was a passenger in one of the vehicles involved.
No additional information concerning this incident was provided.
An investigation is ongoing.
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 US. 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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