TRAFFIC FATALITY PICO and PIER C
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 9/22/2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release # 2016 Subject: TRAFFIC FATALITY Contact: Media Relations Detail (562) 570-5273 On Thursday, September 22, 2016, at approximately 06:48 a.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of Pico Avenue and Pier C Street regarding a single vehicle injury traffic collision. Upon arrival officers located a 2001 Ford Crown Victoria that had collided with a telephone pole at the southwest corner of the intersection.  Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived shortly thereafter and determined the male driver deceased. The preliminary investigation revealed a 46 year old Long Beach resident was driving southbound Pico Avenue approaching Pier C Street at a high rate of speed when he attempted to conduct an unsafe lane change.  As a result of the unsafe lane change, the vehicle collided  with a raised median, and lost control and collided with a telephone pole on the southwest corner of Pico Avenue and Pier C Street. Witnesses to this incident are asked to call Detective Sirilo Garcia of the Long Beach Police Department's Collision Investigation Detail 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 . 