HPD motorcycle officer hurt in H-1 crash

A Honolulu motorcycle police officer was injured Wednesday morning in a crash on H-1 freeway westbound, near the entrance to the Zipper lane near the Waikele off-ramp, police said.

A car hit the motorcycle about 6 a.m., police said.

The officer was taken to the Queen’s Medical Center, where he was treated and released.

Man killed in mo-ped accident identified

The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office identified an elderly man who died from injuries suffered in a mo-ped crash as 77-year-old Arthur Ferris of Aiea.

Ferris ran into a curb, and his mo-ped came to rest against a utility pole on Kaonohi Street in Aiea about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

He apparently was not wearing a helmet.

Paramedics took the man in critical condition to the Queen’s Medical Center, where he died, police said. An autopsy will be conducted today.

It was the second critical crash involving a senior citizen on a mo-ped this month.

Police said there have been four traffic fatalities this year, compared with seven at the same time last year.