Crime & Safety

Long Beach Man Killed on Park Avenue


A Long Beach man was killed early Sunday morning after a car struck him on Park Avenue.

According to Sgt. Eric Cregeen, a spokesman for the Long Beach Police Department, at about 1:25 a.m., officers responded to a call of a pedestrian struck at the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and East Park Avenue.

A Long Beach Fire Department ambulance took the pedestrian, Michael Small, 46, of Long Beach, to Long Beach Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.

There were no criminal charges lodged against the operator of the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was involved in the accident.

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