Brawler who died in Kalihi is identified

A 36-year-old man who died this weekend after a fight in Kalihi was identified Monday by the Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office as Macky Veniegas of Kalihi.

The cause of his death was pending, the office said.

Police said Emergency Medical Services personnel and firefighters responded to a report of an unconscious man at a Kalihi residence at about 12:10 a.m. Saturday. A witness at the scene reported Veniegas, who had been fighting with another man, was beaten before he lost consciousness, police said.

Paramedics transported Veniegas to a hospital, where he died shortly afterward.

On Sunday afternoon police arrested a 30-year-old man on Kahanu Street in Kalihi in connection with Veniegas’ death. The suspect was booked on suspicion of manslaughter and second-degree assault.

Man makes court appearance in fatal crash

A 46-year-old man appeared in court on Kauai on Monday, accused of killing a 19-year-old woman in a head-on crash last week while allegedly driving drunk in a stolen pickup and without a license.

Kauai District Judge Michael Soong confirmed bail for Cody Safadago at $1 million. Kauai police said Safadago, who is originally from Washington state, has no known address and is thought to be living in Kalalau Valley.

Safadago was being held at Kauai Community Correctional Center and had a preliminary hearing set for Wednesday.

Police said Kayla Huddy-Lemn of Kapaa was killed in the crash on Kuhio Highway in Kapaa.

Police said Safadago was driving a Nissan pickup that had been stolen from a home on Makaha Road in Kapaa moments before the crash. He crossed the centerline and struck Huddy-­Lemn’s oncoming Mazda sedan at about 10:45 p.m., police said.

Safadago continued southbound on the highway for about 500 feet after the crash and stopped near Kintaro Japanese Restaurant, police said. He then ran away, but was located near Wailua Shopping Plaza and arrested after a brief struggle with officers, police said.