Police say that a Long Beach car accident on Redondo Avenue on Saturday has claimed the life of one driver while leaving another with injuries. The Los Angeles County motor vehicle crash occurred at around 10:31 am when a 2010 Scion making a left-hand turn collided with a 2010 Toyota Prius.
The Prius' driver, a 57-year-old Lakewood man, sustained massive chest and head trauma. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. The Scion's driver, a 21-year-old Signal Hill resident, broke both his legs. Long Beach police say that the driver of the Scion failed to yield the right of way to the driver of the Prius, who had the green light.
Earlier that day, in another Long Beach motor vehicle accident, two people were critically injured during a multi-vehicle collision involving a driver going north in the southbound lanes on the 710 Freeway. Three others sustained minor injuries during the wrong-way car crash.
The four-vehicle accident occurred north of Anaheim Street when a 23-year-old man in a van entered the freeway from the exit ramp. He struck an SUV, which then hit two other autos.
The driver of the van and the driver of the SUV are the ones who sustained multiple injuries. The van's driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Driver killed in Long Beach crash, Contra Costa Times, September 26, 2010
Two injured in possibly DUI-related freeway crash, Press-Telegram, September 25, 2010
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California Department of Motor Vehicles
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