Long Beach
Police Department

Collision Investigation detectives are investigating a traffic collision that occurred on Sept. 18, 2023, which resulted in the death of a male adult. 

On Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, at approximately 3:09 a.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department were dispatched to the area of Ocean Boulevard and Highway 47 for an injury traffic collision with an overturned vehicle.

Upon arrival, officers located a single overturned vehicle and a partially ejected adult male driver. Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived shortly after and determined the adult male was deceased.

The initial investigation revealed that the vehicle, a 2001 Chevrolet Blazer, was traveling southbound on Highway 47 at a high rate of speed. The vehicle crossed through the intersection with Ocean Boulevard and drove into an exit ramp for a shipping terminal. The vehicle collided with cement barriers and then overturned. There were no other vehicles involved and no passengers in the vehicle.

At this time, speed and impaired driving are suspected to have contributed to the collision.

The identity of the driver is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. He is believed to be a resident of Long Beach.

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.