Long Beach, CA (January 23, 2025) – Police are seeking help from the public as they continue their search for a hit-and-run driver who killed an 80-year-old man riding a bicycle in Long Beach on Monday.
The crash happened at around 12:15 p.m. near the intersection of Pleasant Street and Atlantic Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Officers arrived at the scene and determined that the bicyclist was traveling northbound on Atlantic and was merging from the bike lane into the number one lane when he was hit by a white SUV that was heading in the same direction.
The car sideswiped the victim, identified as Enrique Barajas, and threw him from his bike. Paramedics took Barajas to a nearby hospital in critical condition. He died later the next day, police said. Meanwhile, no further details have been released, but anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the San Diego Police Department.
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