KERN COUNTY, CA. (THECOUNT) — Kaylie Corbella has been identified as the pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle Wednesday night in Kern County, California.

Corbella, 14, was struck and killed by a vehicle near Bakersfield Wednesday night.

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According to reports, Corbella was on-foot in the area of 3500 Union Avenue in Bakersfield, when she was struck by a passing vehicle.

Corbella was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

The driver remained on-scene and fully cooperated with arriving officials.

The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.

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Ge quick facts: Kern County is located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 839,631. Its county seat is Bakersfield. Kern County comprises the Bakersfield, California, Metropolitan statistical area. The county spans the southern end of the Central Valley – Wikipedia.