Bakersfield Police are still investigation the accidental death of a homeless man at a Northwest McDonald's.
23ABC's Bayne Froney has the latest on this investigation.
DEATH OF A HOMELESS MAN ATNORTHWEST MCDONALD'S23ABC'S BAYNE FRONEY HAS THELATEST ON THIS INVESTIGATION ."COFFEE ROAD AT MCDONALD'S THEREWAS A SUBJECT LAYING DOWN IN THEDRIVE THRU AND WAS STRUCK BY AVEHICLE."AT AROUND 10:30 PM ON SUNDAYNIGHT BAKERSFIELDPOLICE DISPATCH RECEIVED A 911CALL ABOUT A MAN WHO HAD BEENHIT BY A CAR AT THE MCDONALD'SDRIVE THRU AT THEINTERSECTION OF COFFEE ANDHAGEMAN ROAD.
HE WASPRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE'THEY WERE ABLE TO EXTRICATE THEADULTMALE FROM UNDERNEATH THEVEHICLE, MEDICAL AID RESPONDEDANDDECLARED THAT SUBJECT DECEASEDAT THE SCENE."ACCORDING TO SGT ROBERT PAIR,SPOKESPERSON FOR THE BAKERSFIELDPOLICE DEPARTMENT THE DRIVER OFTHECAR WHO HIT THE MAN ISCOOPERATING WITH THEINVESTIGATION.
WE'RE TOLD THEDRIVER DID NOT HAVE ALCOHOL ORDRUGS ON THEM OR IN THEIR SYSTEMAT THE TIME OF THEINCIDENT.A WOMAN WHO LIVES NEAR THEMCDONALD'S SAYS SHE VISITED THEFAST-FOOD CHAIN EARLIER THATNIGHT AND HAD SEEN THE MANLAYING IN THE DRIVE THRU.
SHESAYS SHE SPOKE WITH HIM TO MAKESURE HE WAS OKAY OR IF HE NEEDEDHELP"HE SAID NO SWEETHEART THEREIS NOTHING YOU CAN DO, I AM JUSTUPSET.
THE PERSON AT THE WINDOWHAD MYFOOD READY AND I WAS LIKE OKAY,I FELT SO BAD, I JUST LEFT HIMTHERE.
AND IHAD A GUT FEELING THAT SOMETHINGBAD WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BUTMCDONALD'S, THEY TOLD ME THEMANAGER WAS TAKING CARE OF IT."ACCORDING TO SERGEANT PAIR ABOUT15 MINUTES BEFORETHE ACCIDENT, 911 OPERATORS HADRECEIVED A CALL REGARDING A MANWHO WOULDN'T LEAVE THE PREMISEOF THAT SAMEMCDONALD'SWHEN 23ABC ASKED SERGEANT PAIRABOUT THIS CALL WE WERETOLD AT THE TIME OF THE 911REQUEST TO THE NORTHWESTMCDONALD'S IT WAS CONSIDERED ALOW PRIORITY CALL DUE TO THEHAD A GUT FEELING THAT SOMETHINGBAD WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BUTMCDONALD'S, THEY TOLD ME THEMANAGER WAS TAKING CARE OF IT."ACCORDING TO SERGEANT PAIR ABOUT15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT,911 OPERATORS HAD RECEIVED ACALL REGARDING A MAN WHOWOULDN'T LEAVE THE PREMISE OFTHAT SAME MCDONALD'SWHEN 23ABC ASKED SERGEANT PAIRABOUT THIS CALL WE WERE TOLD ATTHE TIME OF THE 911 REQUEST TOTHE NORTHWEST MCDONALD'S IT WASCONSIDERED A LOW PRIORITY CALLDUE TO THEHIGH AMOUNTS OF CALLS THEY WERERECEIVING AT THE TIME..
SHORTLYAFTER.A 911 CALL WAS MADE THAT AMAN HAD BEEN HIT IN THE DRIVE-THRU"OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED AT10:26PM AND THEY ARRIVED ONCE THEYGOT THE INFORMATION ABOUT ANACCIDENT WITHIN 2MINUTES.
NOW WHETHER THAT ISEVEN THE SAME SUBJECT THAT WASREFUSING TO LEAVE EARLIER, IDON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATIONYET."23ABC ALSO REACHED OUT TOMCDONALD'S PR TEAM FOR ASTATEMENT..
THEY SAID:"THE SAFETY OF OUR CREW ANDGUESTS ISOUR TOP PRIORITY.
WE ARESADDENED BY THE TRAGIC EVENTTHAT TOOK PLACE INOUR DRIVE-THRU AND WILL CONTINUETO WORK WITH LOCAL LAWENFORCEMENT AS THEY INVESTIGATETHIS MATTER.
OUR THOUGHTS AREWITH THE VICTIM'S FAMILY AT THISTIME
WBZ-TV's Juli McDonald reports.
