Kern County ID coroner’s woman dies in collision

The Kern County coroner’s office identified a woman who died around noon Wednesday in a traffic accident in Shafter.

Blanca Esthela Rodriguez, 50, of Pearland, Texas, died near the intersection of Merced and Magnolia avenues, according to a news release from the coroner’s office.

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