Man dies in Waiahole crash on Kamehameha Highway
A 32-year-old Hauula man died in a traffic accident on Kamehameha Highway in Waiahole Saturday night.
According to an Emergency Medical Services report, the man was driving a pickup truck that struck a sedan at about 8:45 p.m. near the intersection of Waiahole Homestead Road.
The man was traveling northbound on Kamehameha Highway when he lost control of his vehicle and traveled into the southbound lane and collided with a sedan, police said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the sedan, a 39-year-old woman from California, was in stable condition with no apparent major injuries. She was wearing a seat belt, EMS said.
Paramedics also treated a 39-year-old woman and 46-year-old man and took them to the hospital in serious condition. The woman had apparent abdominal and lower back injuries, and chest pain. She was in the passenger seat and was wearing a seat belt. The man was wearing a seat belt in the back seat and was treated for pain in the lower left side.
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Police shut down Kamehameha Highway in both directions while they investigated the crash.
Drugs appear to be a contributing factor, police said, but it’s unknown if speed or alcohol were factors in the crash.
This is Oahu’s 46th traffic fatality this year compared to 43 at the same time last year.
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TV news said two people killed.
Is Waiahole Stream in the ocean?
Glad to hear the innocent visitor didn’t receive any serious injuries. As for the driver of the truck that caused the accident, although I feel for his family and loved ones, if the news article is correct and drugs were a cause of the accident he made a choice to do what he did and paid for his mistake with his life. It could have easily been a lot worse.