Pickup truck hits Waipahu woman, 84, in marked crosswalk
An 84-year-old Waipahu woman was taken to a hospital after she was struck by a pickup truck in Waipahu.
At about 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, police said a 67-year-old Waipahu man operating a 2005 Toyota pickup truck was making a left turn from Leokane Street onto Farrington Highway when he struck the pedestrian.
Police said the motorist didn’t see the pedestrian who was in a marked crosswalk on the highway.
The 67-year-old man immediately stopped when the accident occurred.
Emergency Medical Services Spokesman Dustin Malama said she suffered injuries to her legs and feet.
There are conflicting reports on her condition. Malama said the pedestrian was transported to a trauma hospital in serious condition while police said she was in critical condition.
Police are continuing their investigation.
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please be extra careful out there this weekend.
If you can enjoy your New Year’s celebration by staying home, by all means do so.
I noticed the story made a point of mentioning that the driver immediately stopped after hitting the woman. I guess because these days most drivers run away.
Right?!
Yep, hit and run. They have no conscience like this driver.
Hopefully she recovers. My prayers for good news to her family.
The crosswalks here drive me nuts. Many aren’t lit well, and some are fading without reflecting paint either. Thank goodness I was going very slow down School Street the other night infuriating the driver of the car behind me. There was no intersection, no stop light. A woman dressed in dark blue was crossing the street in what appeared to be a crosswalk that I didn’t see until I was practically upon it. I stopped in time but if I’d known the area better I doubt I would have been going that slowly. At least put some reflective paint on the dang things or even better an on-demand stop light.
Great comment. Thanks.