Vehicle vs. motorcycle crash in east Bakersfield sends man to the hospital with moderate injuries

On Saturday around 5:45 p.m. officers were dispatched to E. 21st Street and Kern Street for reports of an automobile versus a motorcycle collision. When officers arrived they found an adult man laying in the roadway suffering from moderate to major injuries. The man was transported to an area hospital where he was upgraded to moderate injuries. A preliminary investigation revealed the rider of the motorcycle was traveling westbound on E. 21st St. at a speed greater than the 35 miles per hour speed limit.