E-biker Who Died After Losing Control, Hitting Center Median In Long Beach Identified

LONG BEACH, CA — An e-biker who died after losing control and crashing into a center median in Long Beach has been identified.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man as 59-year-old Robert Neal.

Officers responded to Artesia Boulevard and Indiana Avenue about an unresponsive person in the center median at about 9:40 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, and arrived to find an unconscious man, later identified as Neal, the Long Beach Police Department said.

Rescuers with the Long Beach Fire Department performed life-saving measures on Neal, then took him to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to police.

Initial investigation shows Neal was riding an e-bike east in the far-left lane of Artesia Boulevard when he lost control and hit the curb of the center median, police said.

Anyone who may have seen the crash is asked to contact Detective Ashley Van Holland at 562-570-7355.

City News Service contributed to this report.