Police in Long Beach say residents can expect to see increased traffic enforcement as the city experiences a rise in deadly crashes.
“This is a significant situation,” Long Beach Police Chief Wally Hebeish said. “When we see an increase in traffic fatalities; when we see people losing their lives in traffic collisions, it’s devastating,” Hebeish said.
The police chief said there were 56 traffic fatalities in the city last year. As of April this year, there have been 22 fatalities so far…