Bakersfield Police released surveillance video of a fatal crash involving police cruiser, pedestrian
By: The Bakersfield Police Department released surveillance footage of a fatal crash involving a police cruiser that left a pedestrian dead.
The fatal crash happened in the 1500 block of South Union Avenue on June 17.
Officials say a two-officer BPD cruiser was dispatched to a call for service in the downtown area. While responding, the officers struck a pedestrian in the roadway on South Union Avenue.
The pedestrian was later identified as Brandon Elliott Gabriel Flores, 27, of Bakersfield.
The officers in the vehicle were identified as Julian Garcia and Zachary Ward. Both officers were on paid administrative but since then they have returned to work, according to officials.
Ward has returned to full due and Garcia returned to work in a modified capacity.
BPD officials say Garcia was the driver of the vehicle.