Ex-city building superintendent killed, wife hurt in Pali crash
Police closed all Kailua- and town-bound lanes on the Pali Highway this morning following a traffic accident that left one person dead and another in critical condition.
Police closed all Kailua- and town-bound lanes on the Pali Highway this morning following a traffic accident that left one person dead and another in critical condition.
An SUV apparently collided with a flat bed tow truck this morning near the entrance of the Pali tunnel and ended on road leading to the Pali lookout, according to police.
Police closed all Kailua- and town-bound lanes on the Pali Highway this morning following a traffic accident that left one person dead and another in critical condiion.
An SUV apparently collided with a flat bed tow truck this morning near the entrance of the Pali tunnel and ended up on the road leading to the Pali lookout, according to police.
A one-time former building superintendent for the city was killed and his wife badly injured during a crash on Pali Highway this morning.
Herbert Muraoka, 83, died when the Toyota Matrix he was driving apparently crashed into a flatbed tow truck near the Honolulu side of the Pali Tunnel about 9:20 a.m. and ended up on a berm on the Kailua-bound shoulder.
Police said they believe both vehicles were heading Honolulu-bound and that the truck had gone into the median as it was attempting to make a U-turn to get back onto the Kailua-bound lanes. The truck’s rear was protruding into the left town-bound lane when the Matrix crashed into it, police said.
An 83-year-old woman, believed to be Muraoka’s wife, was at the Queen’s Medical Center in serious condition, police said.
The truck is owned by Windward Side Recovery and Trucking.
