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Man found dead on Westside Parkway identified
A pedestrian who was struck and killed on the Westside Parkway has been identified by the Kern County Coroner's Office.
Zachariah Nathaniel Byrd, 36, of Bakersfield was found deceased in the 5800 block of the parkway at 6:23 a.m. May 3, the coroner's office said Friday. It is not know when he was hit.
The Bakersfield Police Department previously reported there was evidence the case was a hit-and-run incident, and officers arrested Tomice Fryman, 51.
Kern County Superior Court records show he was charged with second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, hit and run causing death or permanent serious injury and driving with a suspended or revoked license for DUI. He is next due in court Aug. 19 for a pre-preliminary hearing.
