BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) -- The Kern County Coroner's Office has identified the 15-year-old girl who died after she was hit by a vehicle in Ridgecrest as 15-year-old Cecelia Tousaint of Trona.
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The Ridgecrest Police Department said on October 26, 2024, at 2 a.m., officers were called to a report of an unresponsive person in the 400 block of West Las Flores Avenue.
When they arrived, they found a 15-year-old girl who was unresponsive. Officers immediately began CPR and life-saving measure, however she later died.
Police said it was suspected she was hit by an unknown vehicle.
The coroner's report confirmed Tousaint was struck and killed.