Man Killed During Motorcycle Ride with Group

Christina Cole

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A Bakersfield man was killed when his motorcycle slammed into the rear of a parked car on Manor Street Tuesday night.

The collision caused the motorcycle to become stuck in the left rear of the vehicle and the driver was thrown a couple hundred feet, said California Highway Patrol Sergeant Travis Mitchell. The driver, Peter Paul Juarez, III, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, reported Kern County Coroner staff.

Mitchell said the man was driving with a group of friends whom were also on motorcycles. Witnesses report they were driving at speeds faster than 80 mph when the accident happened, he said.

Juarez was riding on one wheel going approximately 60 to 70 mph when he crashed into the vehicle and went forward into a second parked car, reported officers. Sadly, the fatality was the result of poor driving on the victim's part, said Mitchell.

Martin Smith, a nearby resident, said a group of bikers speeds along Manor Street every Tuesday about 8:30 p.m. He estimated that they drive about 100 mph.

"I hear them every Tuesday evening," Smith said. "It's like clockwork."