Anaheim St./LB Blvd. Traffic Fatality

On Saturday, July 1, at 4:35 a.m. officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to Anaheim St. and Long Beach Blvd. on a report of a traffic collision. 

Upon arrival officers found two vehicles that had collided in the intersection. One vehicle, a silver 2011 Nissan Sentra, was stopped in the intersection. The other vehicle, a 1999 Lexus RX300, had flipped onto its right side in the northeast corner of the intersection. 

A 26-year-old female resident of Los Angeles was driving the 1999 Lexus with three passengers. All were transported to local hospitals for treatment. 

While at the hospital a 21-year-old male passenger and resident of Los Angeles succumbed to his injuries. His name is being withheld until next of kin can be notified. 

The driver of the 2011 Nissan is a 36-year-old male Long Beach resident. There was also a passenger; both were transported to a local hospital and are currently in stable condition. 

This collision is still under investigation, but it is believed that the 2011 Nissan was traveling eastbound Anaheim Street and the 1999 Lexus was traveling northbound Long Beach Boulevard. What is unknown is the phasing of the traffic control signal at the time of the collision. 

Anyone who may have witnessed this collision is asked to contact Collision Investigation Detective David Lauro at (562) 570-7355. Anonymous tips may be submitted through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 TIPS” app to your smart phone (available at the Apple App store and Google Play), or visiting http://www.lacrimestoppers.org/