A fatal crash Saturday night has marked 2025 as one of the deadliest years on record for drivers and pedestrians in Long Beach.
A woman was hit and killed by a vehicle around 8:45 p.m. on West PCH and Cedar Avenue. Long Beach police are investigating the incident, which police records show is the city’s 53rd fatal crash this year and has resulted in a 54th death.
Earlier this week, two people died in separate collisions on the same day. A man died after a crash on W. Willow and Main Street, and a 16-year-old died in a crash on Long Beach and Wardlow. Police believe that speed and distracted driving were factors.
“I’ve noticed in the last couple of years, I’ve seen a lot more car accidents on the road,” said Cal State Long Beach student Max Ash.
According to state data from the last 10 years, Long Beach is California’s 8th deadliest city for crashes on both surface streets and freeways.
From July 2024 to July 2025, there were 215 pedestrian-involved crashes citywide, Long Beach data showed.
Five of the 54 people killed in 2025 were along a mile-long stretch of 7th Street near CSU Long Beach, which has raised some concern among students.
“I’ve just seen around the lot, young people drive around a lot more hastily,” said Ash.
Earlier this month, the Long Beach City Council voted to install 18 speed cameras next year at intersections where speeding and collisions have occurred.
“Yeah, if you do that. It’ll give people some kind of deterrent against people who are likely to be more on their phones or like doing whatever,” said Ash.
NBCLA editor Missael Soto contributed to this report.
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