FATAL NW BAKO CRASH INVESTIGATED

A fatal crash between a pickup and an SUV in northwest Bakersfield is being investigated even though drugs and alcohol are not suspected.

Police say the pickup ran a red light on Noriega Road around 12:30 yesterday [sun] afternoon and hit the other vehicle on Verdugo Lane. The SUV driver later died at the hospital.

Kelli Forsch and Suzanne Grant