A man crossing the street was killed when an SUV driven by an elderly man hit him and dragged him about a block in Long Beach early Tuesday morning, according to authorities.

An officer witnessed the crash while he was on routine patrol near 7th Street and Park Avenue around 1:10 a.m., according to the Long Beach Police Department.

The officer saw the man in a crosswalk on Park Avenue when a 1999 Mercury Mountaineer turned left from 7th Street onto Park and struck him, police said.

“The vehicle continued driving for about one block before coming to a stop at 6th Street and Park Avenue,” Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Marlene Arrona said.

The officer pulled over the SUV and found the pedestrian was still lodged under the vehicle, according to police. Firefighters responded to the scene and freed him but determined he was dead, Arrona said.

Police said the SUV’s driver was an 82-year-old man from Norwalk.

Officers interviewed him but later released him, Arrona said.

“Possible charges against the driver are pending and the investigation remains ongoing,” police said in a statement.

Authorities haven’t identified the victim. ABC7 reported he was in his 50s.

— City News Service contributed to this report.