Motorcyclist killed near Marina Pacifica, police say
This is the 47th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year.
Police are investigating a crash near Marina Pacifica Friday night that left a motorcyclist dead.
Long Beach police say a man riding a motorcycle was heading southbound on Pacific Coast Highway at Second Street around 11:04 p.m. when he was hit by a vehicle heading eastbound on Second.
LBPD officers gave the motorcyclist medical aid until relieved by Long Beach Fire Department personnel, who determined that the man had died of his injuries, according to authorities.
The victim's identity is being withheld while the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner works to notify his next of kin, police said.
The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, according to the LBPD.
Police said they are investigating whether speed contributed to the crash.
Authorities are asking anyone who may have seen the crash to call LBPD Detective Edwin Paredes at 562-570-7110.
This is the 47th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD in 2026. Last year, the department reported 56 traffic-related fatalities from 53 crashes, making it the deadliest year on the road since at least 1990, when the city reported 51 deaths, according to LBPD data from a public records request by the Watchdog.
The LBPD reported 48 traffic fatalities by this time last year.
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