(L.A.) Dean Jones, 62, Died in Long Beach

Case Number: 2024-04042

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 62-year-old Black male that occurred on a street in Long Beach.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Dean Jones.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Trauma

RIP DEAN JONES (June 11, 1961 – March 7, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 12:43 a.m.

Long Beach PD had been sent to the 2300 block of East 70th Street, west of Paramount Boulevard, at around 12:30 a.m. for a single-vehicle traffic crash.

Upon arrival, officers found a male adult driver unresponsive inside a 2010 Dodge Charger.

Preliminary investigation indicates that speed, impaired driving and distracted driving were not factors in the collision.