A woman died Monday night after lying down in the middle of the roadway at 6th Street and Pacific Avenue in Long Beach, where she was struck by a passing vehicle. The driver, an adult woman, stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators as Long Beach Fire Department crews worked to save the victim, who ultimately succumbed to her injuries.
According to MyNewsLA.com, a Long Beach Police Department spokesperson confirmed that the vehicle struck and killed the woman after she was found lying in the middle of the road. Fire personnel treated her at the scene, but she could not be saved. Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner personnel were expected to respond as part of the standard process following a fatal collision.
No Signs of Speed or Impairment, Police Say
Investigators told the outlet that neither speed nor impaired driving appeared to be factors in the crash. The driver remained cooperative throughout the investigation, and the collision itself remains under review by authorities as officers continue piecing together exactly how the woman came to be in the roadway.
Video from the scene showed makeshift barriers set up to shield the woman’s body from public view while investigators worked, per the same account. The circumstances that led her to be lying in the street were not detailed in the reporting.
Pacific Avenue Closed Between 6th and 7th Streets
Pacific Avenue remained closed between 6th Street and 7th Street following the crash, with no timeline given for when it would reopen. The closure was still in effect until further notice, according to the report.
City planning documents describing improvement work along the corridor note that Pacific Avenue falls within Long Beach's High Injury Network and is currently identified as the fourth most dangerous corridor for pedestrians, according to a city project page. That designation comes from planning materials rather than from this specific investigation, and it was not tied by police to Monday's crash.
No further details on the investigation's outcome, including whether any citations would be issued, had been released as of publication.
