(L.A.) Jeffrey Hearley, 29, Ended His Life
Case Number: 2023-08621
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 29-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred on a street.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jeffrey Hearley.
Manner of Death: Suicide
Cause of Death: Blunt Trauma
RIP JEFFREY HEARLEY (August 13, 1993 – July 12, 2023)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 1:59 a.m.
Original speculation was that this may have been a hit-and-run pedestrian fatality. The medical examiner published his determination on July 25 that this was a suicide.
Video description: A pedestrian was struck and killed by a truck driver who fled the scene early Wednesday morning.
The Long Beach Police Department received a 911 call at approximately 1:50 a.m. regarding an unknown trouble call with a crashing sound on Locust Avenue and Seaside Way in Downtown Long Beach.
Police and fire department paramedics arrived to find one pedestrian with severe trauma, deceased in the roadway.