According to the Bakersfield Police Department, the accident was reported at around 7:28 p.m. December 27, 2024, on Berkshire Road at Perla Way.
Bakersfield, CA – The Kern County Coroner's Office has identified 20-year-old Clay Uriah McLean of Bakersfield as a motorcycle killed after a police pursuit on Berkshire Road in Bakersfield last week Friday evening.
According to the Bakersfield Police Department, the accident was reported at around 7:28 p.m. December 27, 2024, on Berkshire Road at Perla Way.
The incident started when an officer tried to initiate an enforcement stop on a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle for a vehicle code violation.
McLean failed to stop and a pursuit started.
The CHP unit lost sight of McLean and moments later discovered he was involved in a crash with a Jaguar sedan.
McLean was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash is still being investigated.
Original Story
Bakersfield, CA. – A motorcyclist died in a high-speed police pursuit that happened Friday evening in Southwest Bakersfield, authorities said.
California Highway Patrol officers attempted a traffic stop on a motorcyclist, but the rider sped away westbound at a high rate of speed, prompting a chase.
Authorities said the chase ended when the rider sideswiped a car on Berkshire Road as it turned onto Perla Way.
The rider was thrown from the bike into a block wall and died.
The driver of the car was not hurt.
Berkshire Road was closed from 7:30 p.m. until early Saturday morning during the investigation.
