Pedestrian crashes on Panama 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: 23 pedestrian crashes were reported on Panama Ln in Bakersfield from 2021–2025, 8 of them serious or fatal (4 fatal). The most were at Panama Ln & Stine Rd (4). 22% involved a driver turning, 13% turning left. 30% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.

• 22% involved a driver turning, 13% turning left.
• 30% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 26% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 43% happened after dark.
• 13% were hit-and-run.

1. Panama Ln & Stine Rd

   4 crashes

   People hit walking in the road

   4 of 4 people were in the road or on the shoulder when they were hit, not crossing. Traffic is posted at about 55 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.
   • 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 6 p.m..

Where on Panama Ln do the most pedestrian crashes happen?

Panama Ln & Stine Rd, with 4 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2025.

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Panama Ln?

22% involved a driver turning, 13% turning left. 30% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 26% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 43% happened after dark. 13% were hit-and-run.

How many pedestrian crashes happen on Panama Ln each year?

Reported pedestrian crashes on Panama Ln in Bakersfield: 2021: 6, 2022: 3, 2023: 10, 2024: 3, 2025: 1. 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.