Long Beach
Police Department

Media Relations
400 W. Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 570-5273
12/31/2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Release #
Subject:
TRAFFIC FATALITY - 700 BLOCK OF W PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
Traffic collision results in death of a male adult.
Contact:
Communications Division
(562) 570-5273
LBPDMediaRelations@longbeach.gov





Collision Investigation detectives are investigating a traffic collision that occurred on Dec. 31, 2023, which resulted in the death of a male adult.

On Dec. 31, 2023, at approximately 04:25 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 700 block of W. Pacific Coast Highway regarding a person down in the roadway.

Officers and Long Beach Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and located an adult male pedestrian in the eastbound lanes of traffic of Pacific Coast Highway between Daisy Avenue and Maine Avenue. The pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries to his upper body and was determined to be deceased at the scene.

The preliminary investigation revealed a vehicle had struck the pedestrian who was in the roadway, and not in a marked or unmarked crosswalk. The vehicle fled the scene prior to officers’ arrival. A second vehicle, driven by a 49-year-old resident of Long Beach, struck the pedestrian after the initial collision. That driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.

At this time, it is unknown if speed, distracted driving, or impaired driving were contributing factors in the collision.

Anyone who may have witnessed this collision is asked to contact LBPD Collision Investigation Detail Detective Joseph Johnson at (562) 570-7355. Anonymous tips may be submitted through "LA Crime Stoppers" by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the "P3 TIPS" app to your smartphone (available at the Apple App store and Google Play), or visiting www.LACrimeStoppers.org.