Pedestrian killed in Magnolia neighborhood crash, police say
The man was crossing Pacific Coast Highway near Maine Avenue Wednesday night when he was hit, according to authorities.
Police are investigating the death of a man who was hit by an SUV while crossing Pacific Coast Highway Wednesday night.
Long Beach police say the man was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk near Maine Avenue around 9:29 p.m. when a person driving a white 2006 Chevy Trailblazer traveling eastbound on PCH hit him.
LBPD officers aided the man until Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived, police said. The man died of his injuries at the scene, according to authorities.
The man's identity is being withheld until the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office notifies his next of kin, police said.
The driver of the Trailblazer remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, according to the LBPD.
Police said they do not believe speed, distracted or impaired driving contributed to the crash.
Police are asking anyone who may have seen the crash to call LBPD Collision Investigation Detail Detective Ashley Van Holland at 562-570-7355.
This is the seventh 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 just two traffic fatalities by this time last year.
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