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LONG BEACH, CA — A woman who was hospitalized following a crash in North Long Beach last month has died, according to Long Beach police. Police say a man was speeding in a 2022 Chrysler 300 southbound on Atlantic Avenue just before 8:30 a.m. on March 8, when he crashed into the driver of a 2010 Pontiac G6 making a westbound turn from northbound Atlantic Avenue onto Harding Street. The impact of the crash caused both cars to careen into the southwest corner of the intersection where the Chrysler hit a sign and cinder block wall, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Both drivers were taken to local hospitals for treatment, police said. On Sunday, the LBPD was notified that the driver of the Pontiac died from her injuries. Police identified her today as 58-year-old Long Beach resident Kay Lynn Dehorney. The LBPD asks anyone with more information regarding the crash to contact detectives at 562-570-7355.Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may submit a tip through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips” app to your smartphone (available at the Apple App store and Google Play), or visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org. Source link

Fredric Aasbo wins Round 1. Streets of Long Beach announced as venue for Final Round of 2025 PRO Championship season. Larry Chen inducted into Formula DRIFT Hall of Fame EVENT DETAILS Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025LLocation: Streets of Long Beach, Long Beach, CAEvent: Formula DRIFT PRO Round 1 Competition Heats RESULTS FOR FD PRO ROUND 1 Fredric Aasbo (Norway) – Rockstar Energy Toyota GR Supra James Deane (Ireland) – AutoZone Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD LZ (USA) – Drift HQ E36 BMW NOTES Among the new Formula DRIFT competition rules for 2025 is a change to points scoring. In the past, drivers earned points for reaching each heat, with 100 points for a win. Now, drivers gets 10 points for each heat win all the way to the Final. This means success is rewarded more directly and the points battle should be even tighter to the end of the season Aasbo’s win is his first on the Streets of Long Beach course since 2020. He credited his success both to the Kenda Tires the team has switched to, and his ice drifting over the winter The Round 1 Final pitted three-time FD PRO Champion Aasbo against reigning and four-time PRO Champ Deane. Together they’re the two most successful drivers in the series’ 23-year history. Their battle went to One More Time after the judges couldn’t separate their first runs. Aasbo took the win after Deane hit Outside Zone 3 hard, causing the Norwegian to make a major correction Third place LZ continued his strong 2024 form. He finished fifth overall at the end of a season he hadn’t intended to complete. It looks as if 2025 is starting out even stronger Five drivers joined the 2025 FD PRO Championship including three Rookies promoted from Formula DRIFT PROSPEC; 2024 Champion Tommy Lemaire (Canada) plus Connor O’Sullivan (USA) and Austin Matta (USA). Jack Shanahan (Ireland), older brother of Conor and holder of multiple Irish and British drift championship titles, is also a series Rookie Daigo Saito (Japan) returned to FD PRO after a ten-year hiatus. As the 2008 and 2016 D1 GP Champion and the 2012 Formula DRIFT and 2012 FD Asia Champion, he’s a fan favorite but retired from his Top 32 heat with engine failure Jack Shanahan was the top Rookie in Long Beach, finishing 21st overall and leads the Rookie of the Year title race into Round 2. Lemaire finished 22nd and shares the same points as the Irishman Aasbo’s success gave Kenda Tire its first Formula DRIFT win since joining the series in 2023. As a result, Kenda leads the 2025 Formula DRIFT Tire Cup, while he also contributed to Toyota heading the Auto Cup During the Opening Ceremony, photographer Larry Chen was inducted into the Formula DRIFT Hall of Fame. Having captured the action and drama of the series since 2006, Larry has become a fixture at almost every round and his contribution was honored today As a Hall of Fame inductee, Larry’s name will be immortalized on the Formula DRIFT monument, which will be located at the Long Beach venue this summer. Joining previous inductees Rhys Millen, Samuel Hubinette and Tanner Foust, each has received a commemorative crystal plaque plus a custom Hall of Fame ring. Made by Jostens, each ring is valued at $10,000 Jostens was chosen for its experience making rings for the NFL Super Bowl, NBA World Championship, MLB World Series, plus NASCAR, IndyCar, NHRA, Supercross, NCAA National Championships and more And in a special announcement, Formula DRIFT revealed the Final Round of the 2025 PRO Championship will take place in the City of Long Beach using large portions of Shoreline Drive. For the first time, Formula DRIFT will have its own unique and independent street course venue, which will be vastly different to Round 1: Streets of Long Beach. The event will be titled, Shoreline Showdown ROUND 1 FD PRO TOP 16 DRIVER POINTS & CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS POSITION DRIVER POINTS 1 Fredric Aasbo 50 2 James Deane 40 3 Adam LZ 30 4 Branden Sorensen 30 5 Dan Stuke 22 6 Aurimas Bakchis 20 7 Ryan Tuerck 20 8 Conor Shanahan 20 9 Chris Forsberg 20 10 Ben Hobson 19 11 Hiroya Minowa 10 12 Matt Field 10 13 Dylan Hughes 10 14 Ken Gushi 10 15 Trenton Beechum 10 16 Jhonnattan Castro 10   2025 AUTO CUP TOP 5 STANDINGS Toyota 70 BMW 60 Ford 59 Nissan 42 Chevrolet 10   2025 TIRE CUP STANDINGS Kenda 72 Nitto 70 GT Radial 50 Kumho 9     Source link