The driver was critically injured when his pickup was hit by a suspect fleeing from sheriff's deputies in an allegedly stolen vehicle at about 3:15 p.m. on November 24
Long Beach, Calif. – The driver who was critically injured after colliding with a stolen vehicle being chased by deputies in Long Beach in November 2023 is dead.
The driver was critically injured when his pickup was hit by a suspect fleeing from sheriff's deputies in an allegedly stolen vehicle at about 3:15 p.m. on November 24 at Artesia Boulevard and Long Beach Boulevard
According to the Long Beach Police Department, a man driving a suspected stolen vehicle was being chased by deputies when he struck a pickup at the intersection. The pickup truck driver was critically injured and was taken to the hospital.
According to Long Beach PD, investigators were notified that the driver succumbed to his injuries on Monday, January 8.
The victim's name has not been released.
Original Story
Long Beach, Calif. – Three people were injured and hospitalized after a Long Beach pursuit ended up in a destructive vehicle traffic collision Friday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
The incident began at about 3:45 p.m. as the sheriff's deputies were in pursuit of a stolen vehicle described as a gray Dodge Charger.
Reportedly, the suspect vehicle then crashed into a white pickup truck in the area of Long Beach and Artesia boulevards near a Shell gas station.
The suspect driver and two other people from the pickup truck were transported to a hospital in unknown condition.
Police said the hood of the Dodge was completely damaged in the crash, adding that a traffic signal pole and concrete barriers were destroyed in the crash.
The incident remains under investigation.
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