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23ABC News at 11 p.m. Top Stories for February 11, 2020

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23ABC News at 11 p.m. Top Stories for February 11, 2020
23ABC News at 11 p.m. Top Stories for February 11, 2020

A man in a wheelchair hit by a car in East Bakersfield... The details on the investigation underway by the CHP and how the incident unfolded this evening... And -- Arvin Police officials sharing the latest from their annual crime report during Arvin's city council meeting tonight -- which crimes have increased and what has gone down in the area... Plus -- a winner declared in the New Hampshire primary -- who won -- and what it means for all the democratic presidential candidates and their campaigns moving forward...

IN A WHEELCHAIR WAS HIT BY A CARINEAST BAKERSFIELD...THE MAN SUFFERING MAJOR INJURIESAND GETTINGTRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITALFOR TREATMENT BY HALLAMBULANCE -- HIS CONDITIONUNKNOWN AT THIS TIME...THE DRIVER OF THE CAR THAT HITHIM -- STAYING AT THE SCENE ANDCOOPERATING WITH OFFICERS...ACCORDING TO C-H-P OFFICIALS ITALL BEGAN AT ABOUT SEVEN P-MTONIGHT -- WHEN THEY RESPONDEDTO CALLS FOR A CAR CRASH ONEUCALYPTUS DRIVE AND STEPHENKELLY LANE -- NEARFAIRFAX ROAD IN EASTBAKERSFIELD.WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED -- IT WASQUICKLY DETERMINED ITWAS A VEHICLE VERSUS PEDESTRIANINCIDENT.

THEYINITIALLY FOUND A MAN LYING INTHE ROADWAY ON EUCALYPTUSDRIVE.OFFICIALS SAID THEY LEARNED --THE MAN HAD BEEN IN AWHEELCHAIR -- IN THE ROAD --WHERE THERE WAS NOCROSSWALK -- WHEN A CAR HITTHEM.

A PORTION OF EUCALYPTUSDRIVE WAS TEMPORARILYCLOSED -- AS OFFICERSINVESTIGATED THE SCENE.C-H-P SAYS THEY DO NOT BELIEVEDRUGS OR ALCOHOL PLAYEDA ROLE IN THE INCIDENT.AS MENTIONED -- THE DRIVER OFTHE CAR WHO HIT THE MAN -- DIDSTAY AT THE SCENE AND FULLYCOOPERATED WITHAUTHORITIES.NEW VIDEO TONIGHT SENT TO US BYA 23ABC VIEWER OF ATHREE-VEHICLE CRASH IN CENTRALBAKERSFIELD...ACCORDING TO THE VIEWER WHO SENTUS THE VIDEO -- AT ABOUT7 P-M -- BAKERSFIELD POLICEOFFICERS ARRIVED ONSCENE OF A 3-VEHICLE TRAFFICCOLLISION AT UNION AVE ANDBRUNDAGE LANE.THE VIEWER SAYING THE MALEDRIVER OF THE BLUE S-U-V WASTRAVELING WESTBOUND ON UNION AVEAND HIT A FENCE ANDTRIED TO FLEE THE SCENE.THE VIEWER ALSO SAYING AS THEDRIVER WENT THROUGH THEINTERSECTION OF UNION AVE ANDBRUNDAGE LANE HE CLIPPEDANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING IT TOSWIRL AND HIT A 3RD VEHICLE.THE FEMALE DRIVER OF THE WHITECHEVROLETCAMARO WAS TRANSPORTED TO ALOCAL HOSPITAL FOR MINOR TOMODERATE INJURIES, THE DRIVER OFTHE BLUE SEDANREFUSED MEDICAL AID.THE VIEWER TELLING US -- THEDRIVER OF THE BLUE S-U-V -- THATALLEGEDLY STARTED THE INCIDENT-- WAS ARRESTED ONSCENE AND IS FACING D-U-ICHARGES.WE REACHED OUT TO BAKERSFIELDPOLICE TO CONFIRM THESEDETAILS -- BUT HAVE NOT YETHEARD BACK.THE ARVIN POLICE DEPARTMENTRELEASED ITS ANNUAL POLICEREPORT AT TONIGHT'S CITY COUNCILMEETING -- DETAILINGWHICH CRIMES HAVE BEEN ON THERISE -- AND WHICH ONES AREDECREASING.23ABC'S IMANI STEPHENS JOINS USIN STUDIO WITH ABREAKDOWN OF THE ANNUALREPORT...JESS, THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS OVERTHE PAST FOUR YEARS, DATA ONCRIMES REPORTED.

COMPARED TO THEPREVIOUSYEAR.IN 2019 - THE DEPARTMENT SAW ANINCREASE IN PROPERTYCRIMES, VIOLENT CRIMES, ANDSIMPLE ASSAULT AND THE CHIEF OFARVIN POLICE DEPARTMENT OUTLINESHOW THE DEPARTMENTPLANS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THISYEAR."WE SAW A DECREASE IN HOMICIDES,WE SAWA DECREASE IN RAPES, WE SAW ADECREASE ALSO IN THE AGGRAVATEDASSAULTS"CHIEF SCOT KIMBLE SAYS THERE AREPOSITIVES IN THEANNUAL POLICE REPORT FOR THEARVIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.IN 2017 VIOLENT CRIMES SPIKED --WITH 229 REPORTED.

SINCETHEN -- THE NUMBERS HAVE GONEDOWN.

AND IN 2019 -- THEREWERE 201.BUT WHILE VIOLENT CRIME IS WASLESS LAST YEAR COMPAREDTO 2017, IT'S HIGHER THAN 2018.AND IT'S NOT THE ONLY TYPE OFCRIME ON THE RISE."HOWEVER, IN SOME OF THE OTHERCATEGORIES, DID INCREASE SUCH ASPROPERTY CRIMES FOR EXAMPLE ORTHESIMPLE ASSAULTS SO THAT AFFECTSTHE OVERALL NUMBERS"THE REPORT SHOWS PROPERTY CRIMEHAD THE MOST INCREASE,FOLLOWED BY VIOLENT CRIMES - ANDSIMPLE ASSAULT, SUCH ASAN INDIVIDUAL PUSHING ORSLAPPING SOMEONETHEY'RE TRYING TO BRING THATNUMBER DOWN BY REMINDINGPEOPLE TO NEVER LEAVE ITEMS INYOUR CAR VISIBLY OUT OR LEAVINGYOUR CAR OR HOME DOOR UNLOCK"THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE COMMITTINGALOT OF PROPERTY CRIMES ARELOOKING FOR CRIMES OFOPPORTUNITY"AN OPPORTUNITY - THAT APPEARS TOBE ON THE RISE IN ARVINACCORDINGTO THE REPORTIN 2018 - THERE WERE 319REPORTED PROPERTYCRIMES - AND IN THE FOLLOWINGYEAR, 2019, A TOTAL OF 453PROPERTY CRIMESAND CHIEF SAYS THE DEPARTMENT ISLOOKING TO HIRE MORE OFFICERS TOCOMBAT THE RISE IN CRIME"I BELIEVE WE CAN FIND THOSEOFFICERS,AND HIRE THEM AND GET THEMTRAINED SO WE CAN NOT ONLYSTRENGTHEN OURPATROL FORCE BUT THEN WE CANBRANCH OFF INTO SOME SPECIALTYDIVISIONS,SUCH AS TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT,CANINE, AND DETECTIVES"THIS YEAR -- THE CHIEF SAYS THEYHOPE TO HIRE FOUR TO FIVEADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERSBUT THEY WANT THE COMMUNITY'SHELP TOO.

OFFICIALS SAYPEOPE SHOULD REPORT CRIMES ANDIF NECESSARY --UTILIZE THE ANONYMOUS TIP LINE."IF THEY SHARE THE INFORMATIONABOUTWHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE INTHEIR COMMUNITY THAT HELPS US TOBETTERDO OUR JOBS AND BE ABLE TO GIVETHEM THE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUESTHAT THEY ARECONCERNED ABOUT"CHIEF KIMBLE SAYS THE DEPARTMENTWILL CONTINUE WITHHOSTING THEIR TOWN HALLMEETINGS, ESTABLISH ANEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, AND ARETESTING BODY-WORN CAMERASTO ASSIST WITH THEIR EFFORTSWITHIN THE COMMUNITY.LIVE IN STUDIO...I'M IMANISTEPHENS...23ABC NEWS...CONNECTING YOU.KERN COUNTY IS UNDER THE CONTROLOF HIGH PRESSURE JUSTOFF THE EASTERN PACIFIC.

THIS ISCAUSING CLEAR SKIES, DRYCONDITIONS AND WARMINGTEMPERATURES.BAKERSFIELD WILL BE IN THEUPPER- 60S ON WEDNESDAY,REACHING THE LOW-70S ONTHURSDAY.

LAKE SAIBELLA WILL BEIN THE MID TO UPPER-60S AND THESOUTH MOUNTAINS IN THEMID-50S.

VALLEY AIR QUALITYREMAINS MODERATETOMORROW DUE TO THE LACK OFFRESH BREEZES.

THERE WILL BE NOBURNING UNLESS WITH A REGISTEREDDEVICE.A SYSTEM WILL BE SWEEPINGTHROUGH THE REGION ONVALENTINE'S DAY.

IT DOESN'T LOOKTO BE HOLDING MUCH MOISTURE.IT WILL BRING SOME BREEZYCONDITIONS AND SLIGHTLY COOLERTEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY.WE WILL BE DRY AND CLEAR ONSATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHERSYSTEM WILL BE IMPACTING THEREGION ON MONDAY.

THISWILL DROP TEMPERATURES BACK TOTHE LOW-60S WITH ANINCREASE IN WINDS.

WE ARE STILLSEVERAL DAYS OUT, SO THISIS SOMETHING WE ARE WATCHINGCLOSELY TO SEE HOW MUCH, IFANY, RAIN WE WILL BE GETTING.NEW DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT --BERNIE SANDERS HAS WON THE NEWHAMPSHIRE PRIMARY.THE VERMONT SENATOR SECURING ALIGHT LEAD AHEAD OFFORMER MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG.THIS AS ANDREW YANG ANNOUNCED HENEW DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT --BERNIE SANDERS HAS WON THE NEWHAMPSHIRE PRIMARY.THE VERMONT SENATOR SECURING ALIGHT LEAD AHEAD OFFORMER MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG.THIS AS ANDREW YANG ANNOUNCED HEIS CALLING IT QUITS ANDSUSPENDING HIS CAMPAIGN.ABC'S MONA KOSAR ABDI IS INMANCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIREWITH MORE...A BIG NIGHT-AND A BIG WIN FORBERNIE SANDERS-THEVERMONT SENATOR CLAIMING THE TOPSPOT IN THE NEWHAMPSHIRE PRIMARY--IT'S ON TO NEVADA, IT'S ON TOSOUTHCAROLINA, IT'S ON TO WIN THEDEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.BUT UNLIKE HIS 2016 VICTORY INTHE GRANITE STATE--THIS TIMESANDERS BARELY EDGING OUT FORMERMAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG -WHO FELT A BOOST FROM HIS STRONGSHOWING IN IOWA--SO MANY OF YOU DECIDED THAT AMIDDLE CLASS MAYOR AND A VETERANFROM THE INDUSTRIAL MIDWEST WASTHERIGHT CHOICE TO TAKE ON THISPRESIDENT.AND AMY KLOBUCHAR'S PLAIN-TALKMESSAGECLEARLY RESONATING WITHVOTERS-THE SENATOR COMINGIN THIRD AFTER GAINING A SURGEOF MOMENTUM IN RECENT DAYS.WE HAVE BEATEN THE ODDS EVERYSTEP OFTHE WAY.OVER THE WEEKEND HER CAMPAIGNDRAWING ITSLARGEST CROWD IN THE GRANITESTATE--AND BRINGING INMILLIONS IN DONATIONS.THE NIGHT HOWEVER--NOT UNFOLDINGAS ELIZABETHWARREN HAD HOPED.SHE IS NOW TIED WITH FORMER VPBIDEN - WHO SPENT THE DAYDOWNPLAYING EXPECTATION.THE MASSACHUTTES SENATOR TAKINGTHE STATE ATELECTION NIGHT PARTY TOCONGRATULATE HERCOMPETITORS.SENATOR SANDERS AND MAYORBUTTIGIEGHAD STRONG NIGHTS.

AND I ALSOWANNA CONGRATULATE MY FRIEND ANDCOLLEAGUE AMY KLOBUCHAR FORSHOWING JUST HOW WRONG THEPUNDITSCAN BE WHEN THEY COUNT A WOMANOUT.BUT WARREN MAKING IT CLEAR THISWAS NOT A CONCESSIONSPEECH AND THAT HER CAMPAIGN ISIN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL.MEANWHILE - FORMER VICEPRESIDENT JOE BIDEN LEFT FORSOUTH CAROLINA HAVING HADSIMILAR RESULTS IN NEWHAMPSHIRE.AND BASED ON PRELIMINARYANALYSIS OF THE NEW HAMPSHIREEXIT POLLS..ALMOST HALF OF THE VOTERS DIDN'TDECIDE ON WHO TO VOTE FORUNTIL THE LAST MINUTE..AND OVER 60% SAID THEY CHOOSE ACANDIDATE THEYFEEL CAN BEAT PRESIDENT TRUMP.MONA KOSAR ABDI, ABC NEWS,MANCHESTER, NHAND -- VOTERS IN MCFARLAND ANDWASCO WILL DECIDE THE FATEOF SEVERAL SCHOOL BOND MEASURESIN MARCH THAT, IFPASSED, WILL LEAD TO THECONSTRUCTION OF NEWFACILITIES AND REVITALIZATION OFSEVERAL SCHOOLS...OFFICIALS WITH THE WASCO UNIONSCHOOL DISTRICT SAY DUE TOINCREASING ENROLLMENT THE PASTSEVERAL YEARS AND SOMESEVERELY OUTDATED CLASSROOMS ANDFACILITIES, THEDISTRICT HAS DECIDED TO SOMEUPDATES.BUT THE FUNDS NEEDED TO DO THATWOULD HAVE TO COME FROM AVOTER-PASSED 16 MILLION DOLLARBOND -- KNOWN AS MEASURE C.THE MONEY, IF PASSED, WOULD BESPENT IN THREE PARTS.THE FIRST PHASE, STARTING IN2021 AND CONSISTING OF 5-POINT-2MILLION DOLLARS, WOULD BE USEDTO BUILD A NEW ADMINISTRATIONOFFICE AND BUS UNLOADING ZONE TOREPLACE THE CURRENTMAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS ANDTRANSPORTATION OFFICE.THE SECOND PHASE, WHICH WOULDBEGIN IN 2023 AND CONSISTOF 5-POINT-1 MILLION DOLLARS,WOULD GO TOWARDPERMANENT CLASSROOM REPLACEMENTSAT PALM AVENUEMIDDLE SCHOOL AND JOHN L.PRUEITT ELEMENTARYSCHOOL.30-YEAR-OLD TEMPORARY PORTABLESARE CURRENTLY BEINGUSED AT THOSE SITES.THE FINAL PHASE BEGINNING IN2026 AND TOTALING 5-POINT-4MILLIONWOULD SEE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANALTERNATIVE SCHOOL FOR STUDENTSWHO ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL INTRADITIONAL SCHOOL SETTINGS.PLUS -- IN MARCH, VOTERS WILLDECIDE WHETHER TO PASS A 30MILLION DOLLAR BOND -- KNOWN ASMEASURE B -- THAT WILL GOTOWARD THE CONSTRUCTION OF AMULTIPURPOSEROOM AT MCFARLAND HIGH SCHOOLAND VARIOUSRENOVATION PROJECTS ATELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.MCFARLAND UNIFIED SCHOOLDISTRICT OFFICIALS SAYENROLLMENT IS GROWING, WHICHMAKES FITTING STUDENTS IN ONESPACE A PROBLEM.THEY SAY A LARGE MAJORITY OFSTUDENTS ARE LEFT OUT DURING PEPRALLIES, MANY SPORTS FANS ARETURNED AWAY DURINGCOMPETITIONS SO THAT THE FIREMARSHAL DOESN'T SHUT THEGYMNASIUM DOWN AND THE CAFETERIACAN'T SEAT EVERYSTUDENT.THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM - WHICHINCLUDES ACAFETERIA, AUDITORIUM ANDGYMNASIUM - WOULD HELPSERVE AN EVER-GROWINGPOPULATION.FUNDS FROM THE BOND WOULD ALSOGO TO REPAIR PROJECTSAT KERN AVENUE AND BROWNING ROADELEMENTARYSCHOOLS AND WOULD INCLUDE FIXINGROOFS AND SIDEWALKS.AND 23ABC WILL CONTINUE TOPROVIDE YOU INFORMATION SOTHAT YOU CAN MAKE AN INFORMEDDECISION ONSUPER TUESDAY.THE CALIFORNIA PRIMARY IS SETFOR MARCH 3RD.

WE'LL HAVE ALLTHE INFORMATION YOU NEED ONCANDIDATES...PROPOSITIONS AND MEASURES ON OURWEBSITE -- TURN TO 23 DOTCOM.COMING UP --

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