Authorities responded to the scene and located an adult man lying in the roadway. Preliminary reports indicate that the man was walking northbound on Redondo Avenue outside of a crosswalk when he was hit by a 2011 Toyota Camry traveling west on Anaheim Street
Long Beach, CA – A man died after being hit by a vehicle at a Long Beach intersection last week on Wednesday.
According to the Long Beach Police Department, the incident transpired in the area of Anaheim Street and Redondo Avenue at about 7:30 p.m. March 11.
Authorities responded to the scene and located an adult man lying in the roadway. Preliminary reports indicate that the man was walking northbound on Redondo Avenue outside of a crosswalk when he was hit by a 2011 Toyota Camry traveling west on Anaheim Street.
The man was taken to a hospital, where he was declared deceased the next day. He was identified as 65-year-old Daren Duane Roland of Long Beach.
The involved motorist cooperated with law enforcement and was not believed to have been driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The Long Beach Police Department is still investigating to determine the cause of the accident. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the department at (562)570-7355.
Long Beach is currently ranked as the 8th deadliest city in California for total crashes on both surface streets and freeways. In its California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) peer group (Group A: cities with populations over 250,000), Long Beach historically struggles with high victim counts, recently recording 53 fatal traffic collisions in 2025—the highest in over a decade.
According to OTS metrics, the city faces significant challenges with pedestrian (rank 11/15) and bicycle (rank 7/15) safety, where lower rankings indicate greater danger. Vulnerable road users are particularly at risk, with 32 fatalities involving non-motorists in 2025 alone.
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