Police said impairment was believed to have contributed to the crash
Bakersfield, CA. – A pedestrian died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Bakersfield Sunday afternoon, according to Bakersfield PD.
The crash occurred around 12:06 p.m. on October 25, 2026, at Olympia Drive and Gallup Drive.
Officers responded to the scene and found a severely injured man in the roadway and a parked vehicle with sideswipe damage on the south shoulder.
A preliminary investigation found that the pedestrian was either entering or exiting the parked vehicle when an eastbound vehicle veered from its lane and struck him and the parked car. The pedestrian was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
Police later located the suspect vehicle, a black Dodge Challenger, abandoned in a nearby neighborhood. Officers contacted the driver at his home and arrested him without incident.
The suspect was identified as 39-year-old Calvin Dugan of Bakersfield. Police said impairment was believed to have contributed to the crash.
Dugan faces charges of felony hit-and-run and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
The crash remains under investigation.