Two-vehicle collision on southbound Highway 99, Kern County CA

Traffic

Reported: 11/14/2025 11:17 AM

CA-99, California

A two-vehicle crash occurred on southbound Highway 99 near Sam Draney. A blue sedan and a semi-truck collided, both ended up on the right shoulder with significant front and rear damage.

Audio|Source: Kern County Sheriff/Bakersfield PD

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Transcript:

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1182[1], southbound 99th, north of Sam Draney.

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6.2 vehicle traffic incident, a blue Ford sedan versus a semi, both vehicles to the right-hand shoulder.

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Information from a witness that stopped would be involved.

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South 99 just north as Andrew Haynes.

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Control 1, edge 6, back on Metro.

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Call Metro.

00:29

I've got from Fairfax and Budavis.

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Second one.

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Okay.

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Ten-10-10, same location.

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California 8, Nora, Henry, Edward, 468, grade, great hundred.

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When you're ready?

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24251-1090, go ahead with that 28.

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17 Mary William Lincoln, 010.

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251, I copy 7 Mary William Lincoln at 0100.

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2017-19-00.

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169-1786, 1049.

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69176-1498.

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2512, so we're going to return it here, expired 920251 on 2015 D.W.

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Coupe. Last four on the then are going to be 5037.

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It's going to have a pending master file to our last of (name withheld) first of (name withheld) or (name withheld) first of (name withheld).

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Hadrisada County.

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Control 1, 19,

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handling call for service 836.

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Fire.

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Fine. I copy.

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27.

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William 2109-113.

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Control on one ball two, Adam.

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Copy my comments on CFS and 895.

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Have fire.

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A1185, the ET is going to be 20.

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That's the firm.

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The American is going to have rear and front-end damage,

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major damage.

Police codes explained

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[1]

1182: Non-injury traffic collision

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