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Teen lying in road critically hurt in hit-and-run case, HPD says

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                                Honolulu police are investigating a hit-and-run case after a 17-year-old boy was critically injured when he was struck by a car as he was lying on a Waikele road this morning.
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Honolulu police are investigating a hit-and-run case after a 17-year-old boy was critically injured when he was struck by a car as he was lying on a Waikele road this morning.

A 17-year-old boy was critically injured when he was struck by a car as he was lying on a Waikele road early this morning.

Honolulu police are investigating the incident as a hit-and-run case.

Police said that at about 2:20 a.m., the teenager was lying in Lumiauau Street near Kamehameha Highway when he was struck by an unknown motorist.

The teen was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Police said the motorist was last seen traveling westbound on Lumiauau Street in a dark-colored vehicle with dark tint.

Anyone with information about the hit-and-run is asked to call the HPD Traffic Division at 808-723-3413.

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