Police are looking for the driver of a red SUV that may have been involved in a deadly crash in West Long Beach Sunday night.
The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Caspian Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
A man was walking across PCH when a Toyota Camry headed westbound hit him, police said. Rescuers rushed to the scene and found the man in the roadway, police said. Medics took him to the hospital where he died, according to the LBPD.
Authorities haven’t publicly identified the man, but they said he appeared to be in his 50s. They said he was crossing the street in an “unmarked crosswalk” at Caspian Avenue.
According to police, the Camry’s driver, a 56-year-old from Wilmington, stayed at the scene. Police said they don’t think drugs, alcohol or cellphone distraction were factors in the crash.
Now, however, investigators are looking for a second diver.
After the Camry hit the victim, police think it’s possible a red Chevrolet Tahoe also struck him while he was in the roadway.
The Tahoe’s driver left the scene, and authorities only found the empty SUV about four hours later in Lomita, police said.
They asked anyone who may have useful information to contact Detective Shawn Loughlin at 562-570-5520. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS or visiting lacrimestoppers.org.