Man killed in 7-vehicle crash in Huntington Beach ID’d

Huntington Beach police are investigating a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Goldenwest Street and Heil Avenue that killed one person and caused the hospitalization of three others, including an Orange County probation officer.

The incident took place at around 2:45 p.m. and left wreckage from multiple vehicles strewn throughout the intersection and eastward on Heil Avenue, where news footage captured by KTLA showed fire crews responding to a black overturned vehicle.

Firefighters covered the vehicle with a cloth, indicating its occupant had perished as a result of the crash. On Wednesday, coroner’s officials reported the decedent had been identified as Ryan Mark Larson, 37, of Huntington Beach, according to sheriff’s spokesperson Sgt. Lizbeth Guisdalla.

Aerial footage taken by KTLA news shows several cars involved Tuesday in a crash at Goldenwest Street and Heil Avenue in Huntington Beach. One man was killed, police report.

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Huntington Beach police released details of the incident in a news release Tuesday night, indicating that a gray Tesla Model 3 “traveling eastbound on Heil Avenue at a high rate of speed lost control as it crossed the intersection with Goldenwest Street.” The car collided with several vehicles, and debris from those collisions struck others on the road.

KTLA footage captured Tuesday afternoon shows a Tesla, as well as a white sedan and minivan were involved in the crash, which resulted in the closure of the intersection of Goldenwest and Heil, in all directions, for several hours, according to police.

Information on the extent of the injuries sustained by the three individuals who were hospitalized was not immediately available. However, a news release issued Tuesday evening by the Orange County Probation Department indicated one of its probation officers was hospitalized following the crash.

The statement said a probation vehicle was involved in the collision and that two officers were injured in the crash and one other was “transported for further medical care.” There were no other passengers in the vehicle at the time of the incident, department officials confirmed.

Police said Tuesday night it was still unknown whether drugs or alcohol may have been a factor in the collision, indicating that no arrests had been made.

The collision investigation is ongoing and being handled by the HBPD Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or the events leading up to it is encouraged to contact HBPD Traffic Investigator Steven Flynn at (714) 536-5666.

KTLA contributed to this report.