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A 52-year-old driver killed in Wednesday’s head-on collision in Hauula has been identified as Stanley Santos of Kaaawa.
Police said Santos was traveling north on Kamehameha Highway near Trout Farm Road in Kahana Valley and collided head-on with a pickup truck traveling south.
Police said the Mustang crossed the center line.
The pickup truck driver and passenger, both in their 50s, were taken to Queen’s Medical Center in serious condition. Both were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
Police said Santos was not wearing a seatbelt.
It’s unknown at this time whether speed or alcohol were factors.
We’ll never perhaps know if wearing a seat belt would’ve saved Santos’ life, but as insurance, it’s definitely cheap to use and standard equipment to boot.
In his case, based on what was said about his driving behavior in the area, it’s a good thing he wasn’t wearing his seatbelt. If he was he may still be around endangering other people’s lives. I know that might sound cruel but the reality is people have to understand you can do a lot of damage with a car and at 52 years old he should have known better.
On last night’s news, reporter talked to 2 people that live in the area and they said he’s been known to speed and drive recklessly along that road for a long time. Sometimes go several times a day.
yes..he was out of control
I have driven on that side of the island. Lots of reckless drivers. They know who they are. They first tailgate cars going the speed limit, then they pass them. I have to ask, where is the police? An officer observing could issue many citations for reckless driving, speeding and tailgating.
Same “local” drivers exist on all slow country roads, I remember doing the hana drive and dealing with a couple of these type of drivers
HPD has a large area to cover on that side. Cant be everywhere.
I was just thinking about your comments the other day for the Kapolei crash. Unfortunately for this one, other people DID get hurt, too. It wasn’t just a tree. But, they survived and will hopefully get better. A lot of times, the victims die but the perpetrator survives. Neighbors say he does it all the time. One word: karma!
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Sooner or later his recklessness will catch up to him. Thank goodness the innocent ones survived this time.
So, I’ve read.