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4 dead in multiple vehicle crash on Maui

COURTESY DAVE ESSELBURN

Four people died and several others were injured Saturday night in a four-vehicle crash on Honoapiilani Highway just south of Kekaa Drive.

Four people died and several others were injured Saturday night in a four-vehicle crash in Kaanapali, Maui police said.

Police said excessive speed was a factor in the crash on Honoapiilani Highway just south of Kekaa Drive at about 6:50 p.m.

Police said the driver of a 2003 Dodge pickup truck heading southbound crossed over a center painted median and slammed head-on into an oncoming 2007 Toyota Camry sedan in the inside lane of the highway.

The car then struck a 2014 Dodge pickup truck in the outer northbound lane, then was struck from the rear by a 2015 Toyota Sienna van also traveling northbound.

The driver of the 2003 pickup and three people from the Camry died at the scene.

The driver of the pickup was identified as Raymundo Hernandez-Ramirez, 52, of Lahaina. He was using a seat belt.

There were at least five people inside the Camry.

Two victims from the Camry were identified by police as Charles Whipple, 36, of San Mateo, Calif. and Danille McColloch, 36, of Galt, Calif.

Police said Whipple was a rear seat passenger and not using his seat belt. McColloch, also not wearing a seat belt and riding in a rear seat, was ejected from the car.

The driver of the Camry, who was using his seat belt, died in the crash. His name was being withheld, pending notification of next of kin.

A 36-year-old woman from San Mateo, Calif., who was riding in the front passenger seat of the Camry, was using her seat belt and was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center in stable condition.

A third rear seat passenger in the car, a 38-year-old man from Galt, Calif., was using his seat belt and was taken to Maui Memorial in critical condition.

A 37-year-old Kahului man who was driving the 2014 pickup was using his seat belt and was not hurt.

The driver of the van, a 55-year-old man, was also not hurt. Three rear seat passengers in the van were using their seat belts. One, a 44-year-old Studio City, Calif. woman, sustained minor injuries and was taken to Maui Memorial for treatment.

Police were investigating.

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