Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run collision at Pacific Avenue and 27th Street in Long Beach, California
Pedestrian Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver, Struck by Two More Vehicles
The male pedestrian was crossing Pacific outside of a crosswalk when he was hit the first time and the driver kept going, police said. The drivers of the other two vehicles that hit the pedestrian remained at the scene.
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