2 Sheriff’s Deputies Killed in Fiery Crash
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Two Kern County sheriff’s deputies died in a fiery crash early Thursday when a pickup rear-ended their car.
Josh Stancliff, 22, and Corey Wahl, 23, were stopped at a light about 1 a.m. when their car was struck and burst into flames.
The pickup’s driver, a 23-year-old Bakersfield man, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and vehicular manslaughter. His passenger, a 23-year-old Visalia man, was arrested on suspicion of public drunkenness.
Neither was seriously injured, police said.
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