A 24-year-old woman was in custody Saturday after being linked to two separate crashes that killed three people in Long Beach, according to police.
Detectives identified Long Beach resident Ahkeyajahnique Owens as the suspected driver in two separate fatal crashes just months apart.
The first collision on Oct. 6, 2025, police located an unconscious 35-year-old bicyclist near East 4th Street and Bonito Avenue. The bicyclist, identified as Long Beach resident Raul Augustin Gallopa, was transported to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The second crash was reported as a hit-and-run on Jan. 4, 2026, along Atlantic Avenue and East 6th Street. Long Beach police said two motorists, a man and a woman, were killed and three others were injured.
Investigators were able to use forensic evidence and video footage to link the crashes to Owens, according to Long Beach PD.
On Jan. 7, Ownens turned herself in at the Long Beach Police Department. She was booked at the Long Beach City Jail on a warrant for felony vehicular manslaughter related to the October 2025 traffic collision. Owens bail was set at $200,000.
Detectives have presented the case linked to the Oct. 6 collision to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, according to Long Beach police.
The January crash adds to the 2026 tally after Long Beach recorded one of the deadliest years for drivers and pedestrians in 2025. According to police data, at least 54 people were killed in a deadly crash in Long Beach last year.
Anyone with information on the collisions is asked to contact LBPD Collision Investigation Detail Detective Edwin Paredes at 562-570-7110. Anonymous tips may be submitted through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 1-800-222-TIPS.