Arvin, CA : California Highway Patrol responds to fatal crash on Wheeler Ridge Road on Monday, 7th January 2019

A motorist was killed after a traffic collision south of Arvin early this morning, according to the Californian Highway Patrol.

A 25-year-old male was driving a 1998 Chevrolet northbound on N. Wheeler Ridge Road, north of Teale Road at an unknown speed around 1 a.m., according to the report.

He was later identified as Juan Jose Alvarado, of Arvin, by the Kern County Sheriff's Office.

The driver allowed the vehicle to travel left where it crossed the southbound lane and drove onto the west dirt shoulder, according to the report.

The vehicle struck two power poles but continue to travel into the dirt field west of the roadway where it came to a stop, according to the report.

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