Ethan Chung was booked into Long Beach City Jail on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter following the collision at East Seventh Street and Pacific Coast Highway, according to the Long Beach Police Department. His bail was set at $50,000.
Officers were dispatched to the area at about 12:35 a.m. after receiving reports that a white sedan had struck a pedestrian and fled. When officers arrived, they found an unconscious adult man in the roadway and began lifesaving measures, police said. Long Beach Fire Department paramedics responded and determined the man had died from injuries sustained in the collision.
