Police say a 36-year-old woman was fatally struck early this morning when a driver swerved to avoid another pedestrian on a North Long Beach roadway.
The crash happened around 4 a.m. on Cherry Avenue near Curry Street, according to Long Beach police.
Investigators determined a 30-year-old man was driving a 2015 Honda Civic southbound on Cherry Avenue when he saw a man in the roadway, police said. The driver swerved to avoid the man but struck a woman who was also in the roadway.
Police did not disclose why they were in the road.
The victim, identified as 36-year-old Shalanda Young, of Long Beach, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The Honda driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
“At this time, neither speed, distracted driving, nor impaired driving appear to be factors in the collision,” police said in a statement.