Haiku woman dies in car crash on Maui
A 77-year-old Haiku woman has died in a single-vehicle crash on Maui.
She has been identified as Maryvonne P. Kosatschkow.
Just before 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, police said a red 2001 Volkswagen Passat operated by Kosatschkow was traveling northbound on Kauhikoa Road when it veered into the southbound lane at a bend in the roadway and into the shoulder.
The vehicle then went up a dirt embankment and slammed into a tree. Kosatschkow was transported in critical condition to Maui Memorial Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
Police said she wasn’t wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
An investigation is ongoing.
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This is Maui county’s 12th traffic-related fatality compared to 13 at the same time last year.