LONG BEACH – A motorist who was killed when his speeding vehicle rear-ended a Jeep Cherokee in Long Beach was identified by the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office Monday.

The crash occurred at about 7 p.m. Saturday in the area of Long Beach Boulevard and East San Antonio Drive, according to the Long Beach Police Department. A speeding 2005 Nissan Altima going northbound on Long Beach Boulevard rear-ended a 2018 Jeep Cherokee, police said.

“The collision caused the Jeep Cherokee to travel through the pedestrian sidewalk, strike a fire hydrant, and subsequently collide into a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban in a parking lot,” according to a police statement.

Officers arriving at the scene located a man inside the Altima. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

The medical examiner

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