A wrong-way driver was killed after he drove an SUV into traffic. Video broadcast Friday June 9, 2023 on Today in LA.
A wrong-way SUV driver was killed when he crashed head-on into three other cars in a collision that was captured on dashcam video in Long Beach.
The crash was at about 7 p.m. Thursday in the 2300 block of Pacific Coast Highway between Raymond and Dawson avenues.
The Lexus SUV was westbound on Pacific Coast Highway at Junipero Avenue before it entered eastbound lanes and collided with three vehicles. The SUV collided with a Dodge Challenger and continued west, slamming head-on into a Toyota RAV4 and a Jeep Compass.
Dashcam video from a vehicle behind the Jeep and Toyota captured the head-on collision, which sent debris flying. The green Challenger struck by the SUV ended up on the sidewalk. The SUV rolled partially onto its roof.
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The wrong-way driver died at the scene. He was identified only as a 56-year-old Long Beach man.
Some of the six injured victims were freed from the wreckage by firefighters using mechanical tools. Their injuries are not life-threatening.
"Speed, drugs, and alcohol are not believed to be a factor in this collision," Long Beach police said in a statement.
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The crash closed the area between Pacific Coast Highway and Junipero Avenue for several hours.
