Bakersfield CHP officer injured in hit and run crash

[bcjack]

CHP officer injured in hit and run crash


Story Created: Jun 6, 2009 at 2:09 PM PDT
Story Updated: Jun 6, 2009 at 2:09 PM PDT

By BakersfieldNow.com Staff

A California Highway Patrol officer who responded to a minor injury accident on northbound 99 late Friday night, ended up being a victim in a hit and run crash.

Acting CHP Sergeant Mike Forkin of the Bakersfield office said the original crash happened just before midnight on northbound 99, just north of Ming Avenue.

The patrol car responding to the crash pulled up behind the accident scene and parked. One officer got out of the vehicle, the other remained inside. A few minutes later the patrol car was rear-ended by a tow truck going about 70 mph. The impact sent the patrol car up the embankment.

The tow truck continued, hit the guard rail, crashed into the center divider and kept going.

The officer who was in the patrol car was hospitalized and treated for cuts on his head.

The tow truck was later recovered. But the driver has yet to be found.

http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/47127517.html

KBAK Channel 23/58 Bakersfield

[350zCHP]

man, hope the officer is doing fine. hope they catch the tow truck driver! I wonder if it was a tow truck responding to the accident or just a passer by.

[Meljr415]

Im glad to here that the officer is ok given the circumstances of the incident. However, I hope they catch the driver of that tow truck, and throw the book at him.

[emcviper]

http://people.bakersfield.com/file/picture/438446/0/0/

A tow truck driver, who allegedly crashed into a California Highway Patrol car and then drove away, has been identified as Daniel Fonseca Garcia, 41, of Bakersfield, the CHP reported.
Anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked to call the CHP at 864-4444...


http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/45805

[bcjack]

Is this a "rotation" tow driver or a "fly-by-night" guy????

[emcviper]

http://media.bakersfieldnow.com/images/090720_daniel_garcia.jpg
Daniel Fonseca Garcia (photo provided by the California Highway Patrol)


BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- A suspected hit-and-run driver who injured a California Highway Patrol officer has surrendered.

Daniel Fonseca Garcia is accused of slamming a tow truck last month into the back of a patrol car on northbound Highway 99. The patrol car was stopped with its emergency lights on to warn drivers of wreckage from an earlier crash.

CHP officer Jeremiah Bridges was sitting in the patrol car when the tow truck hit it, and he received moderate injuries.

Garcia turned himself in Sunday night to face felony hit-and-run charges. The CHP had released photos of him after the crash in an effort to track him down.



http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/wanted/51233232.html

Wow, this guy looks nothing like the original picture provided. Lost a little weight while on the run, maybe?

[bcjack]

http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/wanted/51233232.html

Wow, this guy looks nothing like the original picture provided. Lost a little weight while on the run, maybe?

Meth will do that to you...

[quaylie]

Meth will do that to you...

That was my guess too.

[dallask8]

http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/47414

[jflip2002]

Meth will do that to you...

Come on.... A Tow truck driver who lost a good 50 lbs, and lives in Bakersfield... What makes you think it was meth? lol. Perhaps it was diet and exercise :hitwall: