A woman was struck and killed in a hit-and-run early Sunday near the 710 Freeway in Long Beach, turning a quiet industrial stretch into a crime scene before dawn. The collision happened just before 4 a.m. at Ninth Street and Fashion Avenue, in an area just west of the freeway. She was taken to a hospital and died later that day.
As reported by the Press‑Telegram, officers arrived to find the woman already being treated by paramedics. Witnesses or evidence at the scene pointed to a white pickup traveling westbound on Ninth Street as the striking vehicle. Police have withheld the victim’s name pending notification of next of kin. Detectives said they are searching for the pickup and its driver, who took off instead of stopping.
Where It Happened and Safety Context
Long Beach has prioritized pedestrian safety under the Safe Streets Long Beach action plan, but the city's 2023 progress report notes that fatal and serious‑injury collisions have risen since the pandemic and that pedestrians and other vulnerable road users are overrepresented. The City of Long Beach points to limits on local speed‑setting, larger vehicles and funding shortfalls as barriers to reversing that trend. Traffic‑safety advocates say hit‑and‑run crashes like this sharpen calls for both enforcement and street redesign to slow traffic.
Investigation and Legal Consequences
Anyone with information, video or dashcam footage is asked to contact the Long Beach Police Department’s Collision Investigation Detail at (562) 570‑7110 or submit tips through LA Crime Stoppers, the department said in a Long Beach Police Department statement. Under California law, failure to stop after an accident that results in injury or death can be prosecuted as a felony under Vehicle Code §20001, which carries prison time and fines, according to California Legislative Information. Detectives asked anyone who was in the area around Ninth Street and Fashion Avenue just before 4 a.m. Sunday to come forward.
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