Police briefs

A 48-year-old Long Beach man was killed when he ran his 1986 Toyota

pickup truck off the road and into a concrete pillar near the

intersection of Warner Avenue and Leslie Lane Monday, police said.

Huntington Beach Police continue to investigate the fatal traffic

accident and would not release the man’s name Wednesday as the next of

kin had yet to be notified.

Witnesses told police that the driver left the roadway, while driving

westbound on Warner for no apparent reason and that he was not breathing

when they came upon him, said Huntington Beach Police Lt. Luis Ochoa.

Citizens and paramedics at the scene attempted to revive the man using

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation but were unsuccessful and he died a short

while later at Huntington Beach Medical Center, Ochoa said.

With minor damage to the truck and the man didn’t appear to have

suffered life-threatening injuries during the collision. Police are

investigating the possibility the driver suffered an unknown medical

emergency and lost consciousness before crashing the truck, Ochoa said.