Pedestrian killed in Belmont Heights crash, police say
The woman was crossing Ximeno Avenue near Fourth Street in a crosswalk when she was hit by a woman driving an SUV Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities.
Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was killed in a crash in Belmont Heights Tuesday afternoon.
Long Beach police say the woman was crossing Ximeno Avenue in a crosswalk around 12:57 p.m. Tuesday when she was hit by a woman driving a 2003 Toyota 4Runner who was turning left onto Ximeno from Fourth Street.
Long Beach Fire Department personnel gave the pedestrian aid before pronouncing her dead at the scene, according to authorities.
Police are withholding her name while the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner works to notify her next of kin.
The driver of the 4Runner, identified as a 53-year-old Long Beach resident, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, according to the LBPD.
Police said that at this time, they do not believe that impaired driving, speed or distracted driving contributed to the crash.
Authorities are asking anyone who may have seen the crash to call LBPD Collision Investigation Detail Detective Joseph Johnson at 562-570-7355.
This is the 17th 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 eight traffic fatalities by this time last year.
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