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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Greg Williamson, Chief of Police
Contact: Sergeant Joe Grubbs
Public Information Officer
661-326-3803
jgrubbs@bakersfieldpd.us
For Immediate Release February 13, 2014
On February 12, 2014, at approximately 11:49 p.m., officers of the Bakersfield Police
Department responded to a report of an injury accident in the 2500 block of Ashe Road.
The investigation revealed that Michael Pennington (33) of Bakersfield was driving his
vehicle southbound on Ashe Road. Pennington lost control of his vehicle, which collided
with two separate apartment complex buildings.
Pennington was transported to a local area hospital with moderate injuries. The
residents of the apartment buildings were not injured.
Pennington was placed under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. He is still
in the hospital being treated for his injuries.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information regarding this incident is
encouraged to call the Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111.