Pedestrian dies after Nov. 13 hit-and-run, police say
This is the 53rd traffic fatality reported by the LBPD in 2025, making it the deadliest year since at least 1990, data shows.
Long Beach police say they’re investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car in the area of Pacific Coast Highway and Maine Avenue on Nov. 13.
Long Beach resident Brandy Jackson, 46, was in the roadway around 12:28 a.m. when she was hit by someone driving an unknown vehicle, police said.
The driver of the vehicle then fled the scene, according to police.
Long Beach Fire Department personnel took Jackson to a local hospital, according to authorities. Police said on Tuesday that Jackson died of her injuries.
Police said they are investigating who may have hit Jackson.
The LBPD is asking anyone who saw the crash to call the LBPD Collision Investigation Detail at 562-570-7355.
This is the 53rd 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. The request sought annual data back to 1980 or the oldest records available.
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.
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