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Bakersfield Police Department
Bakersfield Police Department
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
William Rector, Chief of Police
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Contact: Sergeant Mary DeGeare
Public Information Officer
661-326-3803
mdegeare@Bakersfieldpd.us
On Friday, December 18, at about 11:33 p.m., motorists traveling in the 1000
block of East Truxtun Avenue discovered Yolanda Sue Gonzales 49 lying in the
roadway with major injuries. Gonzales was transported to Kern Medical Center
where she was pronounced deceased.
Although the driver involved fled; evidence at the scene lead investigators to
believe that the suspect vehicle is white with a lowered profile due to the height
of the injuries to the victim relative to ground level.
A code name and number will be given each caller. The code name of the
responsible secret witness will be published. He or she should then call the
Secret Witness line, give the code number and make arrangements for collecting
the reward.