High speed chase ends with suspect yielding on Panama Lane, Bakersfield CA

Traffic

Reported: 11/4/2025 01:44 PM

Panama Ln, Bakersfield, CA

A suspect was driving a yellow corvette at 146 mph westbound on Panama Lane near I-5. Law enforcement units attempted to stop the vehicle. The suspect eventually yielded and was detained without further incident.

Audio|Source: Kern County Sheriff/Bakersfield PD

02:38

Transcript:

00:00

It's going to be a westbound Panama Lane, east of I-5, yellow corvette with black stripes on it, 146 miles per hour.

00:10

Both water tested overtake a high-speed vehicle.

00:13

Westbound Panama Lane, east of I-5, a yellow corvette with black stripes from black stripes for gold one.

00:20

Jeffery units, Bakersfield unit attempting to overtake a high-speed vehicle, westbound Panama Lane, just east of I-5.

00:29

7-0 stops current 2006 on the local.

00:33

This is going to be yielding. A 28-7 template.

00:38

Charles Yellow 95-kane-42.

00:44

Hold one company people yielding. Just confirm status again.

00:51

147 now yielding.

00:58

Okay, I'll start that way to back.

01:01

Bobo two knots back.

01:05

Road's over 1-10-8, similar to take the welfare.

01:11

Fort Hill 3.

01:17

Louis-Dain 5, Louis-Dien 3, 3,000 3-10-2.

01:21

No far.

01:23

appearance spraying at fire exhumisure in the area refusing to leave.

01:29

Two Palm work and recovered for 1020 or UTO.

01:33

Okay.

01:37

Rose 9 is on 1021 with the RP for that call.

01:45

71024.

01:50

The gold one, I copy code four.

01:53

And there's a level unit in route. Here 1020 is you need to continue.

01:59

Go ahead.

02:01

Code 4[1]. Now that's the other door.

02:06

Gold one, I copy. They can test pointing to your foot forward. Go ahead.

02:15

7 4303.

02:18

All on, currently on Oak and Truxton.

02:23

Both one.

02:28

I'll be 101521.

02:31

I'll be 1015 with one.

02:35

Gold one. I cover 1015 with one.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Code 4: No further assistance needed; situation is under control.

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Panama Ln, Bakersfield, CA

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