2 Killed in Crash on South Vineland Road in Lamont
LAMONT, Calif. (Oct. 17, 2022) — Elena Lopez, 28, and Luis Adrian Perez Tapia, 24, both of Bakersfield, died in a solo-vehicle crash on Vineland Road, just south of Buena Vista Road in Lamont.
Also, the Lamont crash occurred about 10:09 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16th, according to the Bakersfield Californian and California Highway Patrol.
Luis Tapia was driving a 2009 Infiniti G37 with Elena Lopez as his passenger. The vehicle crashed after he allegedly lost control of the vehicle on South Vineland Road.
CHP officers located the vehicle after it crashed on a dirt shoulder on the east side of the roadway and crashed into a tree, the CHP said.
Additionally, authorities believe the driver overcorrected, causing the person to lose control of the vehicle.
Investigators with the CHP do not yet know if drugs and alcohol were factors in the crash.
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SOURCE: CHP; Bakersfield Californian
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