UPDATE (8:49 pm): A press release from the Bakersfield Police Department states officers were dispatched to the 10700 block of Campus Park Drive at around 5:44 pm on April 18 to the scene of a traffic collision with injuries.
Upon arrival, officers say they found an adult female driver suffering from major injuries. Bakersfield Fire and personnel from Hall Ambulance arrived on the scene and pronounced the female driver dead.
According to BPD, the driver of the other car, an adult male, and an adult male passenger in that car sustained moderate injuries. Both were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
According to the press release, BPD's preliminary investigation found that the male driver had been traveling east on Campus Park Drive when he crossed the center line for an unknown reason and struck the westbound female driver's car head-on.
Police say speed is believed to be a factor in this crash. It is not yet known if drugs or alcohol were also factors. Campus Park Drive between Mountain Vista Drive and Shimmering Way remains closed in both directions while the scene is processed.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with additional information about this crash is asked to contact the Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111.
There has been a major crash on Campus Park Drive in Southwest Bakersfield between Old River and Buena Vista Roads.
The 23ABC News crew is on the scene and they report that traffic has been blocked off along Campus Park Drive between Mountain Vista and Buena Vista.
There is no word yet on the extent of any injuries as a result of this crash.
Drivers may want to avoid the area as cleanup efforts continue.
