Woman killed in Downtown crash, police say
The woman was apparently lying down in the roadway Monday night when she was hit, according to authorities.
Police are investigating the death of a woman who was hit while lying down in the road Monday night.
Long Beach police say the woman was lying down in the roadway on Pacific Avenue at Sixth Street around 10:52 p.m. when she was hit by a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe traveling northbound.
It is unknown why the woman was lying in the middle of the road, according to the LBPD.
Long Beach Fire Department personnel determined that the woman died of her injuries at the scene, according to authorities.
The woman's identity was withheld while the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner works to notify her next of kin, police said.
After the crash, the driver of the Tahoe, identified as an 25-year-old Long Beach resident, immediately stopped and called 9-1-1, police added. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, police said.
Police said investigators do not believe speed, impaired driving or distracted driving played a role in the crash.
Authorities are asking anyone who may have seen the crash to call LBPD Collision Investigation Detail Detective Joseph Johnson at 562-570-7132.
This is the 41st 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 43 traffic fatalities by this time last year.
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