Man who died in Highway 178 crash now identified

BAKERSFIELD, CA. The year is ending in tragedy for a Bakersfield family, following the firey crash that killed their son today on Highway 178.
According to the California Highway Patrol, 18-year-old Salim Bassam Akroush of Bakersfield was heading west, and speeding  at nearly 100 miles per hour, around 9 a.m. when he lost control of his  Mercedes and hit the embankment.      The car then caught fire under the Bernard Street overpass.     Initi