Driver is arrested in collision that killed 3

Police arrested a 20-year-old driver whose three passengers were killed in a head-on collision in Nanakuli on Dec. 28.

The suspect was driving a Honda Civic that crossed the centerline on Farrington Highway and crashed into a Nissan pickup truck carrying four people. Police determined that speed was a factor in the incident.

The driver’s 18-year-old girlfriend, their 1-year-old daughter and the driver’s 19-year-old cousin were killed in the collision.

The driver was arrested Monday at the Kapolei Police Station on suspicion of three counts of first-degree negligent homicide and second-degree negligent injury. He was later released pending further investigation.

Apartment fire does $100,000 in damage

A fire destroyed a third-floor apartment in a Lahaina apartment complex Monday night.

About 50 people from the Sunset Terrace apartment complex at 626 Lower Honoapiilani Road were evacuated after the alarm sounded shortly after 6 p.m.

The apartment was empty at the time of the fire. The lone resident of the unit was displaced and is staying with relatives.

Fire damage to the unit was estimated at $60,000 for the structure and $40,000 for contents.

The fire did not extend beyond the third-story unit. The blaze was brought under control at 7:18 p.m.

No injuries were reported.

Maui fire investigators and police said they did not find any immediate evidence that the fire had been intentionally set.