CAR ACCIDENT: Three people dead at Long Beach alleged street racing crash

August 23, 2010

Long Beach - At least three people sustained fatal injuries after a car crash in Long Beach on Sunday.

Police said a 2003 Ford Mustang was last seen speeding on Ocean Blvd near 55th Place when it crashed into a stone sign at Long Beach. Another speeding car collided onto the Mustang, killing three people after midnight.

Jesse Heredia, the driver of Mustang, was killed along with two female occupants. Another man sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital.

Heredia recently graduated from Milikan High School.

Long Beach police officers suspected a likely street race occurred on the Ocean Blvd.