James Jones Dies Following Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident on Pacific Coast Highway [Long Beach, CA]

James Jones Dies Days After Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Crash on Pacific Coast Highway and Harbor Avenue

 
LONG BEACH, CA (January 4, 2021)—The 62-year-old pedestrian seriously struck and injured by a hit-and-run driver on Pacific Coast Highway and Harbor Avenue has died.
 
According to the Long Beach Police Department, officers responded to reports of a crash around 8:20 a.m. on Dec. 22.
 
Upon arriving, they found an unconscious victim in the roadway, suffering from grave injuries.
 
Shortly after, paramedics shuttled James Herbert Lee Jones to a nearby hospital where he died Thursday.
 
Now, officers hope to capture and apprehend the driver of a blue Honda Civic who failed to yield to the 62-year-old Long Beach man. It appears the driver struck Jones as he tried crossing the street in a marked crosswalk.
 
If anyone has more information on this accident, please call Detective Kelsey Myers or Detective Kevin Johansen at 562-570-7355.

We would like to take this moment to express our caring thoughts and sympathies to the bereaved family and friends of James Herbert Lee Jones.

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