LONG BEACH, Calif. – A 36-year-old man who was struck and killed after he got out of a vehicle involved in a collision on the San Diego (405) Freeway in Long Beach was identified Tuesday.
The initial crash involved a black sedan and a white sedan at 12:05 a.m. Monday on the southbound San Diego Freeway just north of Pacific Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. A witness said it caused a chain reaction.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office identified Kyle Claytor as the victim in the crash. His city of residence was not immediately known.
Claytor got out of one of the vehicles and was struck by multiple vehicles on the freeway, witnesses told the CHP.
One witness told the CHP Claytor’s body was on the northbound side. He was pronounced dead at the scene.