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HBPD Investigating Double Fatal Traffic Collision at Beach and Ellis

 

by: Corbin Carson PAO
Published: October 10, 2025

 

HUNTINGTON BEACH...On Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 8:27 p.m., the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) responded to a traffic collision near the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Ellis Avenue involving a black Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a pedestrian.

Upon arrival, officers located the driver of the motorcycle, a 45-year-old man from Los Angeles, unconscious in the roadway. The pedestrian, a 46-year-old man from Huntington Beach, was also found unconscious in the roadway. Paramedics were called to the scene to render medical aid; however, both individuals succumbed to their injuries and were pronounced deceased on scene. It is unknown if impairment is a factor with the driver of the motorcycle or the pedestrian.

Based on the preliminary investigation, the Harley-Davidson was traveling southbound on Beach Boulevard,while the pedestrian was crossing Beach Boulevard outside of a crosswalk when the collision occurred.

The collision investigation is ongoing and is being handled by the HBPD Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team (MAIT). Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or the events leading up to it is encouraged to contact HBPD Traffic Investigator V. Rattanchandani at (714) 536-5231.