BPD: Pedestrian dies after he’s struck by vehicle in northwest

Sep. 17—Alcohol and speed are believed to be factors in the death of a pedestrian early Sunday morning in northwest Bakersfield, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Officers who went to the 9500 block of Meacham Road at 2:38 a.m. found a man down in the road with major injuries. He died at a hospital. BPD said a man was driving west on Meacham when he hit the pedestrian who was …