Collision with motorcycle kills moped rider
A moped rider was declared dead Sunday after he crossed the centerline of Kalanianaole Highway near Makapuu and collided head-on with a motorcycle, police said.
The motorcyclist, 31, a member of the military, was taken to the Queen’s Medical Center in critical condition. His passenger, a 40-year-old female tourist, was taken to Queen’s in serious condition.
She was the only one wearing a helmet, said police.
The crash happened as the rented moped was traveling downhill toward Hawaii Kai where the road curves to the right, police said. The motorcycle, a 2011 Harley-Davidson, was coming from the other direction.
Police said the moped rider, a 36-year-old tourist, might have been speeding.
It was not immediately known whether alcohol was a factor.
The crash occurred at 11:55 a.m. about a quarter-mile south of Makapuu Lighthouse Road.
Police closed the road between Kealahou Street and the lighthouse to investigate. The road was reopened shortly before 4 p.m.
The moped rider’s death was the 31st traffic fatality on Oahu’s roadways so far this year, compared with 24 for the same period last year.
Speeding driver killed in single-car crash
A 21-year-old man, speeding in a bend on a road in Ewa, lost control of his car, crashed and died early Sunday, police said.
The single-vehicle crash happened at about 12:15 a.m. on Iroquois Road near West Loch Drive, police said.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the city Emergency Medical Services Division.
The vehicle rolled over three times during the accident, police said.
Police are investigating whether alcohol was involved.
