Woman Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver, Metro Train Identified

LONG BEACH, CA — A woman who was killed after being struck by a hit-and-run driver and then a Metro train in Long Beach has been identified as 76-year-old Song Tate.

Tate was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner after the Sept. 5 collision near Long Beach Boulevard and East 23rd Street, according to MyNewsLA. Her cause of death was listed as deferred.

Long Beach police said officers were called to the area at approximately 8:52 p.m. Sept. 5 following reports of a fatal hit-and-run collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. Officers found Tate lying on the Metro light-rail tracks along Long Beach Boulevard. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators determined that an unidentified vehicle was traveling southbound on Long Beach Boulevard when it struck Tate in the roadway. Tate was subsequently struck by a Metro light-rail vehicle, police said, while the driver of the first vehicle fled the scene.

No description of the vehicle was immediately released. Patch first reported on the fatal collision Sept. 6, before Tate's identity had been released.

Early reports also contained conflicting information about the victim's gender. CBS Los Angeles subsequently corrected its report, saying it had initially described Tate as a man based on information from police before updating the story to identify her as a woman.

Police said investigators had not determined whether speed, distracted driving or impaired driving contributed to the collision.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or has information about the driver or vehicle is asked to contact Long Beach Police Department Collision Investigation Detail Detective Edwin Paredes at 562-570-7110.

Anonymous tips can be submitted through LA Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or through the P3 Tips app.