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A 79-year-old man was injured Thursday morning when he drove a pickup truck into a McDonald’s restaurant on South Beretania Street.
City Emergency Medical Services officials said paramedics treated the man and took him in serious condition to a hospital after the crash, which occurred at about 10:17 a.m.
The truck did not break through the wall, but damage to the restaurant at 1055 S. Beretania St. was visible.
Charge in shooting downgraded to assault
A 25-year-old man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in Kalihi Valley has been charged with second-degree assault.
Dustin Ferrentino-Raymond was initially charged May 13 with attempted second-degree murder for allegedly shooting the victim, 31, in the upper back.
After an investigation, prosecutors dropped the attempted-murder charge and instead will pursue second-degree assault.
The shooting occurred at about 12:30 a.m. May 12, when police said the victim and her passenger were traveling in a black Lexus. As they turned onto Nalanieha Street from Piliwai Street, the victim said she saw Ferrentino-Raymond pull up in a brown Ford Explorer. He then allegedly shot at her four times with a revolver, according to a court document.
Second man killed in Kunia crash identified
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the second man killed in a May 16 single-car crash in Kunia.
Hawaii resident Eddie Siren, 36, died of multiple blunt force injuries in the crash, according to the Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office. The manner of death was classified as an accident. The Medical Examiner’s Office did not specify where in Hawaii Siren lived.
The other victim who died in the accident was previously identified as Andrew Ander, 32, also of Hawaii. The Medical Examiner’s Office said he died of head injuries.
Police said the crash occurred on Kunia Road about a half-mile south of Kunia Drive. The Honda sedan the two were in was speeding when the driver lost control and struck a metal guardrail and then a tree before overturning into brush.
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