BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — What started as a routine afternoon of maintenance work for a Bakersfield Parks and Recreation crew quickly turned into an emergency response on Aug. 26, when four employees witnessed a car crash into a tree near Reliance Drive and Harris Road.

The crew members said they were on break when they heard screeching tires and a series of collisions before the vehicle slammed into a tree just feet away. “We heard the commotion go on, and then boom, big old collision, and then we all rushed to the scene,” said Jesus Murillo, a facility worker.

Francisco Armenta said the car struck a street sign before colliding with the tree, leaving tire marks still visible weeks later. “Went all the way on until she finally collided with the tree right here,” Armenta said.

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