By Gary Meyer, TME, with reporting by Rob Eubank

A young adult black bear was hit by a vehicle west of Midway Market (L.O.W.) on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 6:30 p.m., according CHP’s Fort Tejon Officer D.C. Williams.

A red Honda Civic was eastbound and struck the bear, which…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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The injured black bear prior to being euthanized

A Kern County firefighter dowsed the flames from the Honda’s burning headlight using a handful of dirt prior to the fire engine’s entrance to the location of the vehicle.

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