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East Bakersfield neighbors advocate traffic safety after bicyclist is struck by a car, hospitalized
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A tragic bike crash on Wednesday sent an 11-year-old boy to the hospital with critical injuries. The boy went to Jefferson Elementary School in east Bakersfield, nearby the community vigil Thursday night, where neighbors prayed for a speedy recovery. The tragic crash happened Wednesday, just before 5 p.m. Police said the boy was riding his bike east on Quincy Street when the driver of a silver sedan struck him in the intersection of Quincy and Owens streets. The prayer service was held at the intersection with neighbors and Jefferson elementary community members joining hands. Danielle Marks, a neighbor, lead the service. 'The mother was on FaceTime with us and she let us know he just got out of surgery. They were able to reconstruct his face which at first we heard that more than likely wasn't going to be happening,' said Marks. Family says motorcyclist's remains found at scene weeks after CHP pursuit resulted in his death Police say that the driver was not speeding or impaired. The posted speed limit is 25 miles per hour. However, Yvette Cardanes, who saw the crash said that there is an unsafe driving issue on this intersection. 'It had to take a careless act of somebody to be careless on this block. The speeding here is ridiculous. We have people that get off that freeway still driving almost 40-65 miles per hour on this intersection…there is no stop signs,' said Cardanes. The intersection has no marked crosswalks or stop signs and Cardanes advocated for more. 'Something needs to be done for this community by the city. We need stop signs, we need speed bumps, we need a speed limit,' said Cardanes. We reached out to Andrae Gonzales, the city council member that resides over this area if the intersection will see any improvements. He said that he will work with city staff to see if there is anything to be done and recommended community to use the city's traffic calming handbook. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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17-05-2025
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Demonstrators hold vigil after deadly shooting outside Foot Locker in Eastpointe
The Brief Two weeks after a quadruple shooting left 2 dead outside a Foot Locker in Eastpointe, a vigil was held. Community and faith leaders gathered outside a church in nearby Harper Woods Friday. A walk was held down to the shooting scene with a vigil and plea to stop the violence was planned. HARPER WOODS, Mich. (FOX 2) - It has been two weeks since the deadly quadruple shooting. Violence has ramped up in the area near Eight Mile and Kelly. The backstory The Eastpointe shooting left two victims dead and two others wounded, with two suspects charged - Lakylia Taylor, 19, and Dejuan Jermaine Taylor, 21. On Friday community and religious leaders, and multiple police departments gathered for a community prayer walk in front of Rhema International Church in nearby Harper Woods. The shooting scene was sparked by two groups of people who got into an argument which police say escalated. Lakylia Taylor claimed self-defense but police and prosecutors say that was simply not the case. She is being held without bond at the Wayne County Jail. Meanwhile, another situation just six days later, right down the street from that Foot Locker, a man driving down the road in the middle of the day was shot. He is still listed in critical condition and survived that incident. It is not known if he was targeted or if this was some kind of random act. Bishop Eric Lloyd from Rhema International Church spoke about the rash of incidents. "We are coming together saying enough is enough," he said. "We are tired of the violence. We are tired of the shootings. We are tired of innocent people dying. We are tired even of the road rage. Enough is enough. "We are coming together as one unit for change." The march is expected to go down the street with police blocking traffic. The demonstrators plan to march down to outside the Foot Locker where a prayer vigil will be held.
