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Single-car crash occurred Tuesday morning near LAC’s parking structure

Story by Ian Salazar

A car crashed into the bushes near parking structure one at LAC Tuesday morning after the driver lost control and swerved, according to Long Beach Police.

Both the driver and passenger were safe, and no one was harmed during the accident.

The driver of the car didn’t want to disclose their name or make a statement regarding the incident.

Three cop cars from local police and an officer from campus responded to the accident to investigate.

“The car was driving northbound at a fast speed and tried to lane change, lost control and veered into the bushes,” said officer Leonel Valdez on any information regarding the incident.

The accident occurred around 9:40 a.m. at the main entrance of parking structure one on Lew Davis Street and Clarke Avenue.


All four tires of the vehicle deflated as it hit the curb and into the bushes near the structure.

Jeff Hogan, a worker for the Long Beach Fleet Services, prepares to tow the car involved in the car accident. The car accident occurred Tuesday morning at LBCC’s Liberal Arts Campus near parking structure one. (Izzy Juarez)

Jeff Hogan, who works for the Long Beach fleet services, arrived on scene to recover the damaged Lexus ES 330.

The driver was ticketed and cited for unsafe lane change and speeding.

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