Motorist in fatal car crash is identified
A 23-year-old man who died in a single-car crash while traveling on Kapolei Parkway was identified as Jayden Ercanbrack of Ewa Beach, according to the Honolulu medical examiner’s office.
Ercanbrack crashed his car into several trees and light poles along the roadway Sunday night after he lost control of his vehicle. He was taken to an area hospital in critical condition and died Tuesday from multiple blunt force injuries.
Police said speed and alcohol appear to be factors in the crash. The manner of Ercanbrack’s death was classified as an accident, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Driver caught after plowing into 7-Eleven
Police arrested an 18-year-old Kailua man early Thursday after he allegedly drove his car into the front of a convenience store in Kailua.
The crash occurred at 7-Eleven, 1247 Kailua Road. The driver was operating a two-door 1999 Honda Accord when he crashed into the store at about 1:45 a.m. Police said there were no injuries.
Officers found the driver a short time later in the Kailua area and arrested him under the suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
Authorities seize alleged gambling devices
Law enforcement officers arrested a man and seized seven alleged gambling devices Thursday from an arcade.
The city prosecutor’s office said a search warrant was executed at Game Zone II at 1750 Kalakaua Ave. in Century Center, and officers seized the Products Direct Sweepstakes devices.
They were taken as evidence in an investigation, the prosecutor’s office said in a news release.
Police also arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia and promoting a dangerous drug. He was released pending investigation.
Lawyers for the arcades have contended the machines are not gambling devices.
City Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro said in the release, "This is part of continuing operations by law enforcement to rid our neighborhoods and communities of illegal gambling devices."
