Police seek help identifying fatal hit-and-run driver
Police believe the driver of a silver Ford Mustang convertible hit and killed 73-year-old Tate Song in early September.
Police are asking the public's help in identifying the vehicle and driver involved in a hit-and-run crash last month that killed a 73-year-old woman.
Long Beach police say the driver of a silver Ford Mustang was heading eastbound on Willow Street before turning southbound onto Long Beach Boulevard around 8:52 p.m. on Sept. 5. The Mustang then hit Tate Song, who was walking on Long Beach Boulevard.
Song died of her injuries at the scene, according to the LBPD.
The driver of the Mustang did not stop after the crash, but then headed southbound on Pasadena Avenue toward 20th Street, police said.
A surveillance camera photo of the Mustang released by police shows that it has a black convertible top, black stripes and black rims.
Police initially said Song was also struck by a Metro train after being hit by the Mustang, but now say the train did not hit Song.
Authorities are asking anyone who may have seen the crash or has information on the vehicle or driver to call LBPD Collision Investigation Detail Detective Edwin Paredes at 562-570-5130.
This was the 36th 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 has reported 44 traffic fatalities so far this year.
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