FATAL TRAFFIC COLLISION
City of Long Beach
["Long Beach Police Department"]
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A- A A+ Long Beach Police Department Media Relations 400 W. Broadway Long Beach, CA 90802 (562) 570-5273 4/29/2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release # 2016 Subject: FATAL TRAFFIC COLLISION Contact: Media Relations Detail (562) 570-5273 On April 28, 2016, at approximately 4:36 PM officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle versus vehicle traffic collision at Spring Street and El Dorado Park Drive. Upon Officers arrival they immediately began CPR on a non-responsive female who was involved in the collision. Long Beach Fire personnel arrived shortly after and continued life saving measures until they made a determination that the female was deceased. A preliminary investigation of the collision reviled that a Hyundai Sonata being driven by a 57-year-old male resident of Long Beach was traveling westbound on Spring Street. The male driver momentarily look down away from the roadway and when he looked back up he saw that a Toyota Scion was stopped in front of him. The male had no time to react and collided with the rear of the Scion. The deceased female was a 31-year-old resident of Downey. Her name is being withheld until such time that the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office notifies the female’s next of kin. Anyone with information regarding this collision is urged to call Collision Investigations Detective D. Lauro at (562) 570-7355. This information is preliminary and is intended for early information use rather than being a formal investigative report. About Long Beach Police Department The mission of the Long Beach Police Department is to enhance public safety through partnerships, while providing a safe City for all people. For more information on the Police Department, please visit us at www.longbeach.gov/police . Follow us on social media to stay connected: Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram . 