Napoleon Grande Killed in Bakersfield Crash at Highway 65 and Famoso Road
Bakersfield, CA, September 20, 2025 – The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified 76-year-old Napoleon Frayna Grande and his wife, 66-year-old Susan Julian Grande, as the victims of a deadly collision in Bakersfield on Saturday morning. The crash occurred around 11:44 a.m. on September 20 at the intersection of Highway 65 and Famoso Road . According to the California Highway Patrol, Napoleon Grande was driving a 2016 Honda Fit eastbound on Famoso Road when he collided with a 2014 Freightliner tractor-trailer traveling southbound on Highway 65.
