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COURTESY HONOLULU DEPARTMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
The photo shows the Corvette driven by Mark Matsushima after it was run over by a pickup driven by Joshua Thompson on Kamehameha Highway in Kahaluu on July 1, 2016. Matsushima and his passenger, Sefilina Gray, both were killed.
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Did I get Nelson Daranciang’s article correct (“Driver gets 4 years in prison for killing 2 in head-on crash,” Star-Advertiser, Sept. 13)?
Joshua Thompson was in his early 20s when he decided to get high on alcohol and marijuana while he was speeding, striking another vehicle and killing two innocent people in 2016.
In 2018, he again was involved in a reckless driving incident and was arrested.
In May 2019, he again decided to speed and was cited for doing 86 mph in a 55 mph zone.
Judge Karen Nakasone gave Thompson four years in prison despite his repeated driving offenses and having killed two people. The judicial system and current laws are failing to protect innocent citizens and their families from the horrific tragedy of lost lives that occurs because cars are weaponized to kill when drivers decide to drive under the influence.
Martha Drinan
Makiki
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