Man dies after crashing homemade go-kart into parked truck in North Long Beach, police say
Police say the man was riding the homemade go-kart just before 7 p.m. in the area of 68th Way and Belhurst Avenue when he suffered a medical emergency and crashed.
A man died Tuesday evening after suffering a medical emergency and crashing a homemade go-kart into a parked truck in North Long Beach, according to police.
Long Beach Police say the man was riding the homemade go-kart just before 7 p.m. in the area of 68th Way and Belhurst Avenue.
At some point, he suffered a medical emergency, which caused him to lose control of the kart and crash into a parked Chevrolet Silverado.
Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived at the scene and took the man to a local hospital where he died, police said. The LBPD identified him as Rafael Joseph Phillips, a 51-year-old homeless man.
Police did not say what kind of medical emergency Phillips suffered that caused him to crash.
Speed, impaired driving or distracted driving are not being considered factors in the crash, according to police.
Data tracked by the Long Beach Watchdog shows 37 people have died in crashes this year.
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