KNBC-4 reported Saturday morning that a woman was killed in a hit-and-run wreck while riding her bicycle early that morning.
The collision occurred around 1:20 am in the 400 block of East Market Street.
According to an article posted today by the Long Beach Gazettes, the victim, who was not publicly named, was riding westbound with a friend in the center median on Market when she was struck by a speeding car.
Emergency personnel found her lying unconscious in the eastbound lane; she was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The driver was illegally passing another car when he or she struck the victim’s bike from behind before fleeing the scene.
Police later found the vehicle, a 2013 Kia Optima, abandoned 5300 block of Atlantic Avenue. The car, which had a smashed windshield and major front end damage, had been reported stolen in a carjacking the day before.
There’s no word on why the couple were riding in the painted center lane instead of in the traffic lane, where they presumably would have been protected by the car that was being passed.
Police are looking for four people who were reportedly in the the stolen car at the time of the crash. Anyone with information is urged to call Long Beach collision investigations detective Brian Watt at 562/570-5520; tips can also be reported online at www.lacrimestoppers.org.
This is the 48th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and 20th in Los Angeles County. And it’s at least the tenth fatal bike crash in Long Beach since 2010.
Update: The victim has been identified only as a white woman in her 40s, pending notification of next of kin.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for the victim and her loved ones.
I hope you’re doing better. We went through the same thing with my mom. I hope you found something that stabilizes your condition. Take care.
Thank you!
Our prayers go up for the family and friends of the victim, and that the driver is found and held accountable for their actions.
That strip of painted asphalt on Market Street isn’t a “median.” It’s a center left turn lane. This may just be semantic nitpicking from someone familiar with the definitions set forth in the CA MUTCD, but the reporters at the Long Beach Gazette and Press Telegram got it wrong, their editors got it wrong, and the speeding, homicidal car thief really got it wrong.
tell me the truth please. landrigan@msn.com
The bicyclist was my love, Rebecca Ann Landrigan Smith.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Please accept my sincere condolences.
I care, please call me. I really need a true family. there are so many lies. my grandchildren have been lied to so much. I am a nice loving father and grandfather. I don’t think tobin is anyones father and he lies to you. I had lots of money to pay for things but tobin stole them from you. listen to your heart. jim landrigan@msn.com
I was with victim that evening she was going to Pizza Hut to help and feed friends in need. She Rebecca was compassionate and cared for others as she rushed to get food before closing. She will be missed.
Thank you to whom ever put up the white bike in her memory, that was my mom. She was a beautiful mother of five and left behind myself and her husband.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope the bike, and the caring of others who ride bikes, brings you and your family some comfort.
clover I am becca’s father. you know nothing of me. I am your grandfather I would like you and the rest know the truth please call me. family is very important. 714 252-9225 or cell 714 352 9055. if you want the truth I will tell you. I am a priest and don’t lie. you have been lied too. Landrigan@msn.com