Driver who left car survives H-3 plunge

Fire personnel Thursday afternoon rescued a woman who survived a 100-foot fall over a guardrail of the H-3 freeway between the Harano Tunnels after a one-car crash, according to Honolulu Fire Department Capt. David Jenkins.

Jenkins said after the woman’s car was involved in the accident in the Kaneohe-bound lanes of the freeway, she got out of the vehicle and fell over the guardrail.

Firefighters responding to the scene at 5:40 p.m. were able to talk with the woman, and personnel had hiked to her location by 6:12 p.m., Jenkins said.

“She was alert and able to speak with personnel, and reported that she fell from the highway approximately two hours prior,” Jenkins said.

The patient was stabilized, treated for her injuries, hoisted back up to the freeway and transferred to Emergency Medical Services personnel. Her condition was not available Thursday night.

Inmate jailed for sexual assault skips out

Oahu Community Correctional Center inmate Ryan Walker, who is serving time for sexual assault and burglary, failed to return from a program pass Wednesday night, state prison officials said.

Walker, 35, left the prison at 6 p.m. and failed to return at 9:30 p.m. Walker is classified as community custody, which is the lowest custody level. He is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 183 pounds.

His next parole hearing is scheduled for October.

Authorities request anyone who sees Walker to call 911, the state sheriffs at 586-1352 or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellphone.