A Bakersfield woman may have been drunk when she was run over and killed on Edison Highway.
The California Highway Patrol says 56-year-old Elvia Garcia was talking to a taxi driver just before midnight Saturday when she stumbled into the road. Officers say 35-year-old Ralph Martinez braked and swerved to avoid Garcia but hit her in the road.
Garcia was taken to Kern Medical Center where she later died. Witnesses told the CHP Garcia may have been intoxicated.
The California Highway Patrol says 56-year-old Elvia Garcia was talking to a taxi driver just before midnight Saturday when she stumbled into the road. Officers say 35-year-old Ralph Martinez braked and swerved to avoid Garcia but hit her in the road.
Garcia was taken to Kern Medical Center where she later died. Witnesses told the CHP Garcia may have been intoxicated.