Man critically hurt after crash A Huntington...

Man critically hurt after crash

A Huntington Beach motorcyclist was critically injured after he

crashed into two stopped cars on Monday, police said.

The collision happened at about 3:45 p.m. at the intersection of

3rd Street and Park Avenue in Laguna Beach. Erich Mueller, 31,

suffered multiple injuries after he crashed his 2001 Kawasaki Ninja into a 2000 Volkswagen Cabriolet, taking out one of the car’s

mirrors. His body then hit a 1998 Honda Civic, which was stopped in

front of the Cabriolet, before he hit the pavement, police said.

Mueller suffered multiple leg and rib fractures, a broken left

shoulder and bleeding on the brain, Laguna Beach Sgt. Jason Kravetz

said. He was airlifted to Mission Hospital, where he was listed in

critical condition.

The intersection is at the top of a very steep hill, and police

believe his motorcycle sped up the hill too quickly before the crash.

Police hand out 10,000 gun locks The Police Department has distributed 10,000 gun locks that were

donated to the department by Project Child Safe, a federally-funded

group that seeks to prevent accidental shootings.

Cities across the country received the cable-style locks that can

be strung through any conventional handgun, rifle or shotgun to

prevent firing. The locks were available for free, and people were

able to pick them up at the police station, the last lock was given

away at the beginning of the month.