Bakersfeld Woman Suffers Major Injuries After Being Struck by SUV

Rick Patterson

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Synuon Suon, 28, of Bakersfield was walking in a marked crosswalk on Lake Street when she was hit at 6:30 p.m., according to a California Highway Patrol news release. She suffered major injuries to her head, neck, back and pelvis and was taken to Kern Medical Center.

The driver of the SUV, Donald Foster, 69, of Bakersfield, had been traveling at 35 mph south on Mount Vernon Avenue, the news release said. As he approached Lake Street, he saw a bicyclist stopped in the center median of Mount Vernon Avenue and within the crosswalk. The rider appeared to have been traveling in an easterly direction.

Foster began to slow down and was traveling at 30 mph as he crossed into the intersection, the news release said. As he approached the crosswalk, he noticed a figure on the right side of his vehicle and hit his brakes but was unable to stop in time.

Suon was hit by the right front and windshield of the SUV, the news release said. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the collision.