Another pedestrian killed in crash, this time in Wrigley, police say

Long Beach police say they’re investigating the death of a man who was hit by a car in the Wrigley neighborhood Tuesday night.

The man was crossing Willow Street at the intersection with Maine Avenue around 10:36 p.m. when he was struck by a 2023 Toyota RAV4 traveling westbound, police said.

Police added that it was unclear if the man had been within the unmarked crosswalk of the intersection when he was hit.

Long Beach Fire Department personnel treated the man before taking him to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries, according to authorities.

The man's identity is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner, police said.

The driver of the RAV4 remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, according to the LBPD.

Police said that at this time, they do not believe speed, distracted driving or impaired driving contributed to the crash.

Police are asking anyone who saw the crash to call the LBPD Collision Investigation Detail at 562-570-7110.

This is the 56th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year, making it the deadliest year since at least 1990, when the city reported 51 deaths, according to LBPD data from a recent public records request by the Watchdog. 

Traffic deaths hit a low in 1999 with 15, data shows. From 2000 through 2019, the city averaged 26 fatal traffic accidents per year.

In 2020, fatalities reached a 29-year high at 49 and then dipped to 45 deaths in both 2021 and 2022, data shows. That figure dropped to 36 deaths in 2023, but jumped to 44 last year.