BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A man is dead after being struck by a car on Norris Road, east of Stockton Avenue Thursday night.

Officers with the California Highway Patrol responded to a crash that happened just before 9 p.m. Thursday.

Investigation showed that a male driver in a Toyota was going 45 miles per hour in the first lane on Norris Road when a pedestrian was crossing the street, walking southbound coming from the north shoulder. The pedestrian was walking outside of a marked crosswalk, according to CHP.

The pedestrian was hit and had major injuries. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver stayed on scene after the crash and cooperated with CHP.

It is unknown if drugs and or alcohol were a factor in this crash, according to CHP.

Anyone with any information on t

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