Long Beach police say a 49-year-old man in a wheelchair was hospitalized with a head injury after a driver crashed into him and then fled the scene.<\/p>\n
The crash happened shortly before 1:50 a.m. Monday on Pacific Coast Highway between Lemon and Orange avenues \u2014 near the Long Beach City College campus \u2014 according to LBPD spokesperson Andrea Moran.<\/p>\n
She said the man in the wheelchair was crossing PCH outside of a marked crosswalk when he was struck by a \u201cdark-colored\u201d vehicle. He\u2019s expected to survive, she said.<\/p>\n
The driver fled the scene before officers arrived, according to Moran.<\/p>\n
Detectives were still looking into whether speed, distracted driving or driving under the influence were factors in the crash, Moran said.<\/p>\n
Long Beach may soon add speed cameras to PCH. If passed by the state legislature, a bill introduced by state Sen. Lena Gonzalez<\/a> last February would authorize speed cameras along the 8.5-mile stretch of PCH through Long Beach. They would be in addition to the other 18 speed cameras the city plans to install<\/a> along other roads.<\/p>\n