The authorities have identified the man who died in a Bakersfield, California, accident. The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the man on Monday, March 23rd, as Julian Manney, 59, of Los Angeles.

Manney died from injuries sustained on Sunday morning, March 22nd after a tractor-truck crashed into him on Highway 99. The accident happened precisely north of Highway 119 at about 4:07 a.m.

The report by the Bakersfield Police Department showed that the driver of the truck, Jeffery Culver, 43, was heading north on the highway, with double trailers. Manney was also heading north in the slow lane.

The deceased Volkswagen’s vehicle suddenly stopped running, and he turned on the hazard lights. However, for reasons the authorities haven’t uncovered, Culver’s truck rear-ended Manney, and both vehicles overturned on the right shoulder.

By the time paramedics got to the site, there was nothing they could do for the deceased, who had already succumbed to his wounds. The driver of the truck had minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Kern Medical Center for treatment.

The accident remains under investigation, and the BPD has asked anyone with information to come forward and contact the station.

The Highway Code provides that hazard lights should only be used by drivers to alert other motorists of their stationary presence on the roadway, which could be causing an obstruction. When the lights are activated, all four indicators on the vehicle will flash simultaneously and continuously.

Hazard lights should not be used while driving or being towed. The only exception is drivers who are on a motorway or unrestricted dual carriageway, and there’s a need to warn other drivers of a hazard or obstruction ahead.

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