Date: August 6, 2009
Location: River Boulevard, Bakersfield, CA
Type: DUI car accident vs. pedestrian
Outcome: One woman dead
Mother of eight and grandmother of fifteen, Maria Esperanza Rodriguez, was struck by a drunk driver and killed while she was crossing the street on River Boulevard just north of Height Street in Bakersfield on August 6, 2009. The Bakersfield drunk driving car accident took place less than a block from her home. According to the CHP, the drunk driver was stopped at the intersection, became impatient, and ran through the intersection running over Ms. Rodriguez.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Ms. Rodriguez’s family for their tragic loss. By all account, Ms. Rodriguez was an amazing woman. She moved from Jalisco, Mexico to the United States, raised her family, and became a citizen in 2004. She also helped her younger children become citizens. She was loved and she will be missed.
If you or anyone you know has ever been injured or killed in a Bakersfield pedestrian accident, please contact Bakersfield personal injury lawyer Ross Jurewitz and the Bakersfield injury attorneys at the Jurewitz Law Group at (888) 233-5020. You may also contact these personal injury lawyers in Bakersfield online here.
