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Pacific Ave. north of Pacific Coast Hwy. At 7:24 p.m., a man walking eastbound across Pacific Avenue, outside of a marked crosswalk, was struck by a black sedan with window tint and chrome trim traveling northbound on Pacific Avenue. A third vehicle, a 2021 Jaguar, also struck the pedestrian. The driver of the third vehicle remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation. The pedestrian was transported to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

100 Block of West Willow St. At 9 p.m., a man and woman fought in a physical way resulting in a non-life-threatening stab wound to the upper body of the woman. Despite this description of personal violence, police were unable to locate a crime scene.

Willow St. and Studebaker Rd. At 9 p.m., a witness account indicated a Tesla Cybertruck ran a red light hitting a black SUV. There was no word about injuries or citations issued. All in all, a bad evening for two drivers.

East 7th Street and Pacific Coast Hwy. At 12:35 a.m., a man in a wheelchair was traveling eastbound across Pacific Coast Highway at East 7th Street in a marked crosswalk when a southbound 2021 BMW on Pacific Coast Highway collided with the pedestrian while he was in the crosswalk. The BMW came to a stop, then drove away from the scene without rendering aid to the victim.

Paramedics responded to the scene and determined the adult male had died from injuries sustained in the collision. Witnesses described the suspect, who was quickly located at the intersection of 2nd Street and Pacific Coast Highway. Reports allege the BMW had dents to its hood. The driver of the BMW, 23-year-old Ethan Chung of Irvine, was booked into the Long Beach City Jail on $50,000 bail for felony hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter. Traffic was restored to the busy intersection at 7 a.m.

1600 Block of Long Beach Blvd. At 8:15 p.m., a man was stabbed with a non-life-threatening wound to the upper body by another man in a black hoodie – last seen heading southbound on the boulevard.

5200 Walton St. A 2 p.m. fire broke out. Attempts to put it with a hose failed. How much damage was done is unknown.

Lakewood Blvd. between Conant St. and Wardlow Rd. At 3:45 p.m., an SUV hit a non-moving center divider tree, creating noticeable damage to the front fender.

Pacific Ave. and 6th St. At 10:52 p.m., a northbound 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by a 25-year-old resident of Long Beach, struck a female pedestrian, 48-year-old Kellee Devers, who was lying in the roadway for unknown reasons. The driver of the Tahoe immediately stopped and called 9-1-1. The driver remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation. Devers died at the scene.

Eastbound 91 Fwy. west of the 710 Fwy. At 10:20 p.m., a black Tesla and a burgundy Honda collided. The CHP said there was possibly a person in the middle of the roadway at the time of the collision. Maria Gutierrez Perez, 39, of Gardena was pronounced dead at the scene. All freeway lanes were reopened at 1:51 a.m. Thursday.

Anaheim St. bridge over the Los Angeles River. At 7:11 a.m., a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash. After hitting the victim, 78-year-old Ramon Garcia, the driver fled. The events were observed by a cleanup crew working near the base of the bridge, just a few hundred feet from the city’s Multi-Service Center, the main intake facility for the area’s unhoused residents.

Baltic Ave. and Burnett St. At 7:20 p.m., a woman in a marked crosswalk northbound on Baltic Avenue was struck by a white pickup truck travelling southbound Baltic Avenue attempting to make an eastbound turn onto Burnett Street. The driver fled eastbound on Burnett Street. The pedestrian succumbed to her injuries at a hospital.

Long Beach Airport. At 9 p.m., emergency personnel held an emergency preparedness drill that include smoke, along with lights and sirens from emergency vehicles. Such an exercise is required by the Federal Aviation Administration every three years and “will test the speed and effectiveness of first responders” and airport staff in an emergency situation, according to the airport. As part of the drill, volunteer actors will play injured victims, but will recover completely at 11 p.m.

Bellflower Blvd. and Centralia St. At 6 p.m., an electrical transformer caught fire and exploded just when weekend sleepers were counting on a full supply of sleep. No reports of a lights-out situation.

1900 block of Lemon Ave. At 9:13 p.m., two juveniles, one male, one female, were shot with non-life-threatening wounds.

Bellflower Blvd. and Stearns St. At 12:45 p.m., demonstrating a significant measure of community involvement, when a man in a truck experienced a sudden heart attack, a witness posted “kudos to the men who swiftly brought the male victim out of his truck and started chest compressions until the LBFD arrived.