Crime & Safety
E-Bike Rider Dies In Huntington Beach Crash
A woman was pronounced dead at a hospital after crashing into a curb, according to police.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — A 62-year-old woman from Westminster died after an e-bike crash Saturday afternoon in Huntington Beach, police said.
Officers responded around 4:30 p.m. to Warner Avenue and Brightwater Drive and found the rider unconscious in the roadway, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department. Paramedics took her to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
It is not yet known whether impairment played a role, according to a preliminary investigation. The woman was riding east in the bike lane on Warner Avenue when she hit a raised concrete curb and fell.
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The department's Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team is investigating the crash. Witnesses were asked to call HBPD Traffic Investigator Vishal Rattanchandani at 714-536-5231.
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