[06-18-2022] Los Angeles County, CA – Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash in Long Beach Kills 49-Year-Old Man

According to local authorities, a 49-year-old man driving a pickup truck was fatally injured in a two-vehicle crash in Long Beach on Saturday, June 18, 2022.

The crash occurred at about 10:20 p.m. in the area of Ocean Boulevard and Termino Avenue.

According to the Long Beach Police Department, the victim was driving a 1998 Toyota pickup truck westbound on Ocean Boulevard, making a left turn southbound onto Termino Avenue, when he failed to yield to an oncoming 2014 Toyota Corolla that was going eastbound on Ocean.

Paramedics rushed the victim, who was a Compton resident, to an area hospital, where he eventually died from his injuries.

The person driving the Corolla, a Cerritos resident, stayed at the scene and cooperated with authorities.

Police said that neither alcohol, drugs, nor distracted driving is believed to be factors in the crash.

Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Statistics

A car accident is the most common cause of injury in the United States. Over two million people are injured or killed as a result of car accidents each year.

Approximately one car accident occurs every sixty seconds in the United States. More than 3,300 people died in car accidents in California last year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

According to the National Safety Council, approximately 11% of all deaths are caused by car accidents. In 2019, California car accidents resulted in 276,823 injuries and 3,898 deaths. Since 2013, the number of traffic accidents has increased by 23.5 percent.

There are 3.96 million people living in Los Angeles, making it the most populous American city in 2019. Everyone knows that the city’s traffic is getting worse, and it’s not a surprise to anyone.

Despite the COVID pandemic, Los Angeles was the seventh most populous city in the United States in 2020. According to the Los Angeles Police Department data, approximately 1,465 people were severely injured, and 289 people were killed in traffic accidents in 2020.

Los Angeles County Car Accident Lawyers

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A lawsuit can serve as a way to hold the perpetrators of the crime accountable for the loss of a loved one. Injury victims in Los Angeles who have lost loved ones in fatal car accidents may be eligible for compensation from Arash Law’s Los Angeles car accident lawyers.

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