Suspect accused of assaulting officer
A 32-year-old man was charged Monday night with assaulting a police officer in Waianae while the suspect was being questioned during a domestic abuse investigation.
Raighne Kaaihue, who listed no address, was arrested Saturday night. Besides being charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest, Kaaihue was also charged with domestic abuse. His bail was set at $35,000.
Witnesses sought in 2 Kauai car crashes
Kauai police continue to investigate two major traffic accidents that occurred last week.
The first crash occurred at about 6:30 a.m. Jan. 27 at Ahukini Road and Kuhio Highway in Lihue.
According to police, a Nissan pickup truck was making a left turn from southbound Kuhio Highway onto Ahukini when it was struck by a moped traveling north on the highway.
The 23-year-old man operating the moped and his 20-year-old female passenger were treated for injuries at Wilcox Hospital. The passenger has since been released, and the moped driver remains in stable condition. The driver of the pickup, a 58-year-old man, did not report any injuries, police said.
About 8 a.m. Jan. 28, a two-car crash in Kipu initially left a 28-year-old woman with critical injuries.
The accident occurred when an eastbound Ford Ranger truck crossed the centerline of Kaumualii Highway and broadsided the passenger side of an oncoming Chevy Spark, which swerved to avoid the truck, police said. The female passenger in the Chevy was taken to Wilcox Hospital and was then medevaced to the Queen’s Medical Center, where she was in stable condition Tuesday. The driver of the truck, a 44-year-old man, was transported to Wilcox Hospital in stable condition and has since been released. The Chevy’s driver did not report injuries.
Witnesses to either crash are asked to call officer Shawn Hanna at 241-1618 or Sgt. Jason Overmyer at 241-1611.
