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The 27-year-old Hauula woman who was killed Wednesday when she was ejected from her car in an accident near Laie was identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death for Nakita Bryant.
Bryant and a 27-year-old Hauula man were in a car that was traveling more than 100 mph when it hit a fence and rolled over several times at 1:49 a.m. at 56-250 Kamehameha Highway. Police said both had been drinking, and both were thrown from the car during the crash.
Investigators were still trying to determine who was driving.
Bryant was pronounced dead at the scene, and paramedics treated the man and took him in serious condition to a hospital.
Officials said the two were traveling south on Kamehameha Highway when the accident occurred fronting Gunstock Ranch, near Malaekahana State Park.
The death was Oahu’s 13th traffic fatality this year, compared with 18 at the same time a year ago.