Crash
Hit-and-Run at Fairfax Road and Niles Street Leaves Injuries in East Niles
Incident record
September 11, 2026
11:42 p.m.
Fairfax Road at Niles Street
East Niles, Kern County, CA
California
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1 injured
None reported
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A hit-and-run collision with injuries was reported at Fairfax Road at Niles Street in East Niles late Friday, according to California Highway Patrol dispatch records. The incident was logged just before midnight, at 11:42 p.m. on September 11, 2026.
Dispatch listed the crash as hit-and-run with injuries but did not specify how many people were hurt or the extent of those injuries. No vehicle count or cause was included in the record, and the fleeing driver was not described.
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California accident information
- Injury statute of limitations
- 2 years (From date of injury (CCP 335.1).)
- Wrongful death statute of limitations
- 2 years (From date of death (CCP 377.60).)
- Fault rule
- California uses pure comparative negligence: partial fault reduces recovery proportionally but does not bar it.
- Citations
- CCP 335.1 (SoL); CCP 377.60 (wrongful death); pure comparative per Li v. Yellow Cab
- Crash report agency
- California Highway Patrol (CHP 190 request) for CHP-investigated crashes; local police/sheriff otherwise.
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