A tragic high-speed collision in Long Beach left one man dead this past Saturday, with the incident now under investigation for possible impairment and excessive speed. CBS News Los Angeles reports that the accident occurred at around 6:57 p.m. near the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and East San Antonio Drive.
Responding to the scene, police officers discovered a male driver unconscious in a 2005 Nissan Altima positioned in the northbound lanes. Despite immediate attempts to save the man, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Long Beach Police Department, as stated in a news release captured by KTLA, indicated that "speed and impaired driving are being investigated as factors in this collision."
According to details provided by the police, the Altima was barreling north along Long Beach Boulevard when it slammed into the back of a 2018 Jeep Cherokee. Sent careening by the impact, the Jeep then plowed through a sidewalk and struck a fire hydrant before finally colliding with a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban parked in a nearby lot. The drivers of both the Jeep and the Chevrolet remained at the site, cooperating fully with the investigating officers.
The identity of the deceased has been withheld, pending notification of his next of kin, as divulged by the Long Beach Police Department's official statement. Witnesses to the grim event are urged to come forward and contact the LBPD Collision Investigation Detail or to submit anonymous tips via "LA Crime Stoppers." The department provided the contact number for the details and the avenues to make anonymous tips, extending a plea for any additional information that could shed light on the circumstances leading up to this fatal crash.
