Huntington Beach police Wednesday were continuing their investigation into a fatal, seven-vehicle, high-speed crash that left a 37-year-old man dead and several people injured -- including two officers traveling in an Orange County Probation Department car.
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The crash occurred around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Goldenwest Street and Heil Avenue, according to Huntington Beach Police Department spokeswoman Jessica Cuchilla.
The driver killed in the crash was identified as Ryan Mark Larson of Huntington Beach, according to the Orange County coroner's office.
Based on the preliminary investigation, a gray Tesla Model 3 was traveling eastbound on Heil Avenue at a high rate of speed, according to a witness, and lost control as it crossed the intersection with Goldenwest. It collided with several vehicles, and debris from the impacts struck other nearby cars, according to a Huntington Beach police statement. The Tesla rolled over several times and came to rest east of the intersection.
Huntington Beach Fire Department personnel were called to the scene, where the driver of the Tesla was pronounced dead, Cuchilla said.
A witness told CBS2 that the Tesla was driving at possibly over 100 mph and clipped another vehicle at the intersection.
The fire department took three victims of the crash, including an Orange County Probation Department officer, to hospitals in stable condition and treated several others at the scene.
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