Passenger Killed When Sedan Wraps Around Tree in Long Beach

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 4.21.25 | 10:42 PM
LOCATION: Shoreline Drive & NB I-710
AREA/CITY: LONG BEACH
DETAILS:

LBPD Press Release

Collision Investigation Detail detectives are investigating a traffic collision that occurred on April 21, 2025 which resulted in the death of a male adult.

On April 21, 2025 at approximately 10:40 p.m., officers responded to the area of Shoreline Drive and Ocean Boulevard regarding a single-vehicle injury collision with multiple injured persons.

Upon arrival, officers located an overturned vehicle in the median that was resting against a tree. Three occupants were trapped inside the vehicle.

Long Beach Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and extricated the occupants from the vehicle. Two occupants were transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, while one of the occupants was determined to be deceased at the scene.

The preliminary investigation indicates a 2005 Chevrolet sedan, driven by a 19-year-old resident of Van Nuys, was traveling northbound on Shoreline Drive at a high rate of speed. The driver lost control of the vehicle, which left the roadway and collided with a tree.

Speed and impaired driving are being investigated as possible factors in the collision.

The deceased passenger is only being identified as a 19-year-old resident of Van Nuys, pending notification of the next of kin by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Anyone who may have witnessed this collision is asked to contact LBPD Collision Investigation Detail Detective Joseph Johnson 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 smartphone (available at the Apple App store and Google Play), or visiting www.LACrimeStoppers.org.

HANDLING AGENCIES: Long Beach PD South Division, Long Beach FD

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