Pedestrian crashes on Brundage Ln, Bakersfield

We don't rate streets as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a street is, and busy streets have more crashes partly because more people use them. This page covers traffic crashes, not crime. What the records show: 26 pedestrian crashes were reported on Brundage Ln in Bakersfield from 2021–2025, 9 of them serious or fatal (3 fatal). The most were at Brundage Ln & U St (5). 23% involved a driver turning, 12% turning left. 19% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.

• 23% involved a driver turning, 12% turning left.
• 19% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 42% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 62% happened after dark.
• 12% were hit-and-run.

1. Brundage Ln & U St

   5 crashes · 3 serious or fatal · 2 fatal

   People hit walking in the road

   3 of 5 people were in the road or on the shoulder when they were hit, not crossing. 100% happened after dark. Traffic is posted at about 40 mph.

   • Stay out of the traffic lane: check behind you before stepping out from a parked car, and where there's no sidewalk, walk facing traffic as far from the lane as you can.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
   • Traffic is fast here. Use signalized crossings rather than crossing mid-block.
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2. Brundage Ln & Union Ave

   6 crashes · 3 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   5 of 6 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 67% happened after dark. Traffic is posted at about 40 mph.

   • Cross at the nearest signal or crosswalk here, even if it's out of your way. Drivers don't expect people mid-block.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
   • Traffic is fast here. Use signalized crossings rather than crossing mid-block.
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3. Brundage Ln & Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd

   4 crashes · 2 serious or fatal

   Drivers turning right into people crossing

   In 2 of 4 crashes a driver was turning right. 50% happened after dark. Traffic is posted at about 45 mph.

   • Watch for drivers turning right, including on a red light. They look left for traffic and often miss people on their right, so make eye contact before you step out.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
   • Traffic is fast here. Use signalized crossings rather than crossing mid-block.
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4. Brundage Ln & H St

   3 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   2 of 3 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. Traffic is posted at about 40 mph.

   • Cross at the nearest signal or crosswalk here, even if it's out of your way. Drivers don't expect people mid-block.
   • Traffic is fast here. Use signalized crossings rather than crossing mid-block.
   See it on the map

Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.

The busiest hour was 9 p.m..

Where on Brundage Ln do the most pedestrian crashes happen?

Brundage Ln & U St, with 5 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2025, 3 of them serious or fatal. Next are Brundage Ln & Union Ave (6) and Brundage Ln & Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (4).

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Brundage Ln?

23% involved a driver turning, 12% turning left. 19% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 42% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 62% happened after dark. 12% were hit-and-run.

How many pedestrian crashes happen on Brundage Ln each year?

Reported pedestrian crashes on Brundage Ln in Bakersfield: 2021: 11, 2022: 3, 2023: 3, 2024: 5, 2025: 4. The latest year can rise as late reports come in.

Where does this data come from?

Police crash reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), published by the state on data.ca.gov, counted by the street each report names first. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so the real totals are higher.