MOJAVE, CA - A college president with strong ties to Kern County was seriously injured in a deadly crash southeast of Tehachapi on Sunday.
The Antelope Valley Times reports Antelope Valley College President Dr. Jackie Fisher suffered major injuries when his car was broadsided by a dump truck that failed to yield at a stop sign.
Fisher's 6-year-old grandson Nickolas Smith was a passenger and died. Fisher's wife and a 10-year-old girl were seriously hurt.
Prior to his academic career, Fisher was a Kern County firefighter and he taught fire technology at Bakersfield College for 11 years.
He later earned his master's degree from CSUB.
The Antelope Valley Times reports Antelope Valley College President Dr. Jackie Fisher suffered major injuries when his car was broadsided by a dump truck that failed to yield at a stop sign.
Fisher's 6-year-old grandson Nickolas Smith was a passenger and died. Fisher's wife and a 10-year-old girl were seriously hurt.
Prior to his academic career, Fisher was a Kern County firefighter and he taught fire technology at Bakersfield College for 11 years.
He later earned his master's degree from CSUB.