Deadly crash in East Bakersfield kills cyclist

One person is dead following a crash involving a car and a bicyclist in east Bakersfield this morning

BAKERSFIELD THIS MORNINGTHE CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 11-40THIS MORNING ATTHE INTERSECTION OF UNION AVENUEAND COLUMBUSSTREET.ACCORDING TO THE BAKERSFIELDPOLICE DEPARTMENT --THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE FELLASLEEP AND AWOKE ABRUPTLYJUST BEFORE HITTING THEBICYCLIST.THE DRIVER WOKE UP AND MADEABRUPT MOVEMENT TOAVOID TRAFFIC AS HE WAS ENTERINGTHE INTERSECTIONAGAINST A RED LIGHT.OFFICIALS SAY HIS VEHICLE WENTONTO THE SIDEWALK --WHERE HE COLLIDED WITH ABICYCLIST -- WHO DIED AT THESCENE.THE DRIVER STAYED AT THE SCENEAND WAS NOT FOUND TO BEUNDER THE INFLUENCE.POLLS CLOSING IN SIX STATETONIHGT AS