According to investigators, Flores was driving a 2001 Honda Civic east on Panama Road when he entered the intersection and collided with a 2007 Toyota Tacoma traveling south on Tejon Highway at around 60 mph.
Arvin, CA – The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who was killed in a two-vehicle collision near Arvin last week on Thursday morning.
Esteban Flores, 68, of Bakersfield, was the victim of the wreck that transpired at about 4:48 a.m. September 3, on Panama Road west of Tejon Highway.
According to investigators, Flores was driving a 2001 Honda Civic east on Panama Road when he entered the intersection and collided with a 2007 Toyota Tacoma traveling south on Tejon Highway at around 60 mph.
Emergency crews soon arrived and Flores was declared deceased at the scene.
The driver of the Tacoma, a 64-year-old man from McFarland, was taken to Kern Medical with minor injuries.
The accident is under investigation by the California Higwhay Patrol.