A Bakersfield Police officer is on paid administrative leave following a deadly crash on eastbound Highway 58.

Officer Keith Schlecht hit a man who came into the slow lane near the Oswell Street offramp just before 5:00 Monday morning. The cause is still under investigation, but CHP Officer Robert Rodriguez says these accidents are not uncommon because some people look for recycling on the side of the road or try and cross the highway.

Officer Schlecht was not injured.

Kelli Forsch