A 22-year-old man was struck by an SUV and killed near Long Beach’s Wrigley neighborhood when he intentionally ran into traffic last week, according to police.
The crash happened around 3:27 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of Wardlow Road and Golden Avenue, Long Beach police officer Ben Hearst said.
A 50-year-old woman was headed west on Wardlow when the man ran into traffic in front of her, according to Hearst.
“The driver immediately stopped and rendered aid to the pedestrian while calling 911,” Hearst said.
After speaking with the man’s family, detectives came to the conclusion that the man ran into the street intending to be hit by a car, Hearst said.
Hearst encouraged anyone having suicidal thoughts to call 911.