Pedestrian Killed in Long Beach Crosswalk Crash
LONG BEACH, CA – A pedestrian died after a driver struck him in a marked crosswalk Tuesday morning at Anaheim Street and Junipero Avenue in Long Beach. Police were dispatched shortly before 5:40 a.m. on Oct. 6 to the early-morning collision in the Cambodia Town and Zaferia area.
Investigators said the pedestrian was walking south on Junipero Avenue across Anaheim Street when a 2010 Toyota Prius traveling east in the far-left lane struck him. Paramedics took the pedestrian to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries. His name and age were not immediately released.
The first call described an injury collision, so officers and paramedics initially handled the intersection as an active medical response. The fatal designation followed only after the pedestrian reached the hospital and died. Police did not report injuries to the Prius driver or any other road user.
The Prius driver, a man in his 70s, remained at the intersection and cooperated with officers. Police said their preliminary investigation did not identify speed, distracted driving or impairment as factors. That assessment did not amount to a final determination of how the collision occurred, and no citation or arrest was reported.
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Marked Crosswalk Under Review
The police account established that the pedestrian was in a marked crosswalk and that the Prius was traveling in the number one eastbound lane. Authorities did not release the traffic-signal phase at the moment of impact or describe the lighting and visibility conditions beyond the predawn time of the crash. They also did not say how long the pedestrian had been in the roadway before the collision.
Officers kept the investigation centered on the movements of the pedestrian and the Prius through the intersection. Police asked anyone with information to contact the department’s collision investigation detail at 562-570-5520. The request remained open after the driver stayed at the scene and gave investigators an account.
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Long Beach Traffic Deaths Rise
The crash became Long Beach’s 38th fatal traffic collision of 2026, according to the citywide fatality count. It was also the city’s fifth consecutive traffic death involving a pedestrian. Those figures reflected fatal collisions recorded by the city, not a conclusion about responsibility in this case.
Long Beach recorded 53 fatal crashes in 2025, the highest annual total in more than a decade. The latest death occurred at a major east-west corridor before sunrise, when investigators said the pedestrian was already crossing within marked lines. Detectives had not released a final cause or added any other suspected factor by Tuesday afternoon.
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