Motorcyclist, 20, Dies In Crash
3 Injured In SUV In Halawa Collision
POSTED: 2:27 am HST December 20, 2009
UPDATED: 8:21 am HST December 20, 2009
HONOLULU -- A 20-year-old motorcyclist died in a collision with a small sport utility vehicle in Halawa on Saturday night. A 13-year-old in the SUV was critically injured, Honolulu police said.Police said the accident happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Halawa Heights Road at Iwaiwa Street. They said the motorcycle rider was heading up the hill at a high rate of speed. When the vehicle pulled out to cross the road, the motorcyclist slammed into it, police said.The motorcyclist was taken to Queens Medical Center in critical condition and later died, Honolulu Police Department Lt. Darren Izumo said.The SUV had six occupants, Izumo said. In addition to the 13-year-old, a 10-year-old boy and a teenager from the SUV were taken to the hospital in serious condition."Right now, speed is a factor on the part of the motorcycle," Izumo said. "We'll determine later if drugs or alcohol were involved."
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