Tag: Pacific Coast Highway

One Killed, 3 Injured in Wrong-Way Crash in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A wrong-way driver was killed after he drove a Lexus SUV into traffic, initiating a multi-vehicle crash that injured three other people in Long Beach, authorities said June 9. The crash was reported shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday on Pacific Coast Highway near Junipero Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department. “Upon…


One Dead, 2 Injured as BMW Overturns in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif.—An 18-year-old passenger was killed and paramedics rushed two people to a hospital May 13 after a BMW being driven the wrong way by an 18-year-old motorist overturned on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Long Beach, authorities said. Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 2:29 a.m. Saturday to the area of PCH and…


Dozens of Motorists Stranded by Flooding, Potholes in Southern California

LOS ANGELES—The tail end of a powerful storm doused the Southland with more rain March 15, contributing to mudslides, flooding, and hundreds of potholes that damaged hundreds of cars across the area and left motorists stranded. National Weather Service forecasters said the rain will diminish Wednesday, but the damage was done overnight, with some areas…


Motorists Stranded by Flooding, Potholes in Southern California

LOS ANGELES—The tail end of a powerful storm doused the Southland with more rain March 15, contributing to mudslides, flooding, and hundreds of potholes that damaged hundreds of cars across the area and left some motorists stranded. National Weather Service forecasters said the rain will diminish Wednesday, but the damage was done overnight, with some…


Woman Fatally Struck by Multiple Vehicles Near Ruby’s Diner in Laguna Beach

A woman was fatally struck by multiple vehicles Feb. 5 as she tried to cross the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Laguna Beach on Feb. 5 “We are deeply saddened by yet another pedestrian fatality on Coast Highway and we send our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased,” Laguna Beach Mayor Bob…


Bicyclist Dies After Being Struck by Car, Stabbed in Dana Point

DANA POINT, Calif.—A bicyclist died after being struck by a car and stabbed while riding along Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point on Feb. 2. The collision occurred at about 3 p.m. at Crown Valley Parkway and Pacific Coast Highway, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Michael Woodroof said. The driver of a white Lexus hit…


Doctor Dies After Being Struck by Car, Stabbed in Dana Point

DANA POINT, Calif.—A Long Beach man has been booked on suspicion of murder for allegedly hitting a bicyclist—an Orange County doctor—with his car on Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point and then stabbing the man, who later died at a hospital. The attack occurred for unknown reasons at about 3 p.m. Feb. 1 at the…


Mountain Lion, P-81, Found Dead on Pacific Coast Highway

LOS ANGELES—A radio-collared mountain lion known as P-81 was found dead on Pacific Coast Highway near Las Posas Road in the western Santa Monica Mountains following a likely vehicle strike, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area announced. “We are saddened to share mountain lion P-81 was likely killed by vehicle strike Sunday, Jan. 22,”…


PCH Closed Due to Flooding From High Tide in Huntington Beach

A portion of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Huntington Beach was closed Jan. 24 due to a high surf that flooded the roadway. It reopened to northbound traffic a day later, but Wednesday’s tide may cause the highway to close again, according to authorities. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) closed PCH in both directions…


PCH Closes Due to Flooding From High Tide in Huntington Beach

A portion of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Huntington Beach was closed Jan. 24 due to a high surf that flooded the roadway. It reopened to northbound traffic Wednesday morning and to southbound around 3 p.m., according to a Caltrans spokesperson. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) closed PCH in both directions just inland of…