An arrest has been made in a deadly hit-and-run crash that left a Long Beach community mourning the loss of a beloved neighbor, authorities announced.
The fatal collision occurred at the intersection of Redondo Avenue and East 2nd Street at approximately 4:48 p.m. on Feb. 7, the Long Beach Police Department confirmed.
Arriving first responders located an adult female bicyclist, identified by loved ones as Lori Ann Carreon, and a bystander who was rendering aid.
“The preliminary investigation indicates that the bicyclist was travelling southbound on Redondo Avenue when she entered the intersection with East 2nd Street [while] a 2025 gray Hyundai Sonata was traveling westbound on East 2nd Street,” Long Beach police explained in a media release. “The Hyundai Sonata entered the intersection with Redondo Avenue at a high rate of speed…did not stop at the stop sign and collided into the bicyclist.”
Carreon, an occupational therapist, was taken to a hospital where she succumbed to her injuries, LBPD said.
Female bicyclist killed in high-speed Long Beach hit-and-run. Feb. 2026. (Citizen App)
One man who knew Carreon, Bruce Hartzell, said she was struck as she was biking home from work and that the force of the collision sent her flying 60 feet through the air, causing her to land on a parked car. The bystander referenced by police was a nurse who saw the incident and administered CPR, Hartzell told KTLA in an email.
Loved ones and neighbors gathered at the site of the crash the following morning and erected a memorial in Carreon’s honor. One of her friends, Mindee Meadows, said she will never forget the tragic day.
Lori Ann Carreon as seen in an undated photo.
A memorial set up at the site of a hit-and-run that left a woman dead in Long Beach. Feb. 2026. (KTLA)
“Nobody in this neighborhood will forget what they heard and what they saw, even if you weren’t here that day,” she told KTLA 5’s Kimberly Cheng. “She was such an amazing person that this loss is going to be felt for miles in terms of family and friends. She was an occupational therapist who dedicated her life to helping children and adults, so their lives are impacted as well.”
“This entire neighborhood is heartbroken,” she added.
In a news release, officials with the Long Beach Police Department said the suspect driver was identified as 40-year-old Los Angeles resident Christopher Bryant, who turned himself in to authorities on Feb. 11 at the Public Safety Building.
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“He was booked for vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, hit-and-run involving death/great bodily injury and reckless driving,” the release stated. “His bail was set at $50,000.”
Anyone who has information on the fatal Feb. 7 hit-and-run is asked to contact Long Beach Police Department Collision Investigation Detail Detective Edwin Paredes: 562-570-7110.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling L.A. Crime Stoppers (1-800-222-8477) or going to www.LACrimeStoppers.org.
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