Woman dies after getting hit by car in front of Diamond Head Theatre
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A 73-year-old Honolulu woman died at the scene of a pedestrian accident on Makapuu Avenue in front of Diamond Head Theatre Friday night, police officials said.
A 73-year-old Honolulu woman died at the scene of a pedestrian accident in front of Diamond Head Theatre Friday night, police officials said.
She was struck by a 2000 Toyota Camry traveling south as she was crossing Makapuu Avenue at about 7:55 p.m., Honolulu Police Department traffic officials said. The pedestrian was not in a marked crosswalk. The Camry was driven by a 41-year-old Honolulu man.
The woman was initially listed in critical condition with head and internal injuries but later succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Speed, alcohol and drugs did not appear to be factors.
The death was the 11th on Oahu roads this year, compared with 14 at this time in 2015.
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People in Kaimuki don’t stop at stop signs and ignores pedestrians and school zones. Not surprised.
On the other side, pedestrian was not in a marked cross walk, a contribiting factor to this tragic accident and death.
Correct. The pedestrian is open game when when not in the crosswalk.
Even when they’re in a crosswalk….
agree…very dangerous
..”open game”.. If it had been a BUFFALO in the “crosswalk”–would the survivor be the driver or the Buffalo? I think the comment “open game” demonstrates the attitude of Local Hawaii Drivers; e.g., THE ELDERLY are OPEN GAME. I believe the SPEED LIMIT in that specific neighborhood–“in front of Diamond Head Theater” is 20MPH… How could you not see the pedestrian?
FARKWARD, I’m sure scuddrunner was just being a little sarcastic. If you’ve got a free half hour, go dig up the vintage science fiction short story “X Marks the Pedwalk” by Fritz Leiber. It’s a satire about a true “open game” war between motorists and pedestrians.
Precisely, where is the “presumed” “crosswalk” on “Makapuu Avenue”?
Yeah but no ne stops at that cross walk either! There need to be flashng yellow lights, especially when church and performances are on!
I think LesPark’s comment is misguided in this specific situation because the pedestrian that was hit jaywalked. It can be dark there and difficult to see people even with an unencumbered sight distance. So many people jaywalk there that little wonder there aren’t more hits and fatalities there. I commend that fact that so very few people are hit there because of the attentive, excellent drivers in the Kaimuki area.
Seriously? Someone dies and you think the proper response is a snotty post?
Probably both parties contributed to to this tragic result. That is what the VHS investigation is going to determine based on what was reported by SA.
That road is so tricky between the KCC parking lot and the tbeatre! One thinks it is quiet and empty and suddenly some comes racing out of the Avenues! How very sad!
yup, sharp curve, there.
Yep, tricky intersection itself, with 3 different kinds of traffic coming. Impatient cars coming from Monsarrat/Diamond Head road, other cars coming downhill from Kaimuki, and slower cars coming from Alohea. And the lighting there isn’t good. Condolences to the victim’s family.
Also confused traffic coming from KCC parking lot.
while the article says the woman was not in a marked crosswalk when she was hit, it does not say whether she was in an unmarked crosswalk or not.
every intersection corner has crosswalks that lead to the other side of the street.
the obvious crosswalks are painted and are considered marked crosswalks.
intersection corners with no painted crosswalks are still considered to have crosswalks to the other side of the street. those crosswalks are considered unmarked crosswalks.
It is going to be based on how far she was from a marked crosswalk. Traffic code does define unmarked crosswalks based on distance of nearest marked crosswalks.
“§291C-1 “Crosswalk” means:
(1) That part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway; or
(2) Any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface”
(1) defines unmarked crosswalks; (2) defines marked crosswalks.
what traffic code definition are you looking at?
Thanks, knew somebody would look it up.
From the KITV news and a pic on their website, the accident happened right in front of the theater. Directly in front of the entrance. The car and the victim were right by the sidewalk. My deepest ALOHA to her ohana.
A tragic accident affecting both parties – the driver, no doubt, will live with his conscience the death of this pedestrian and the woman’s family for the loss of a loved one! Heartfelt condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy!
I live in the area and very familiar with the roadway going down Kilauea southbound on Makapuu. It is a straight away, downhill, and tendency is for drivers to speed down this stretch. The roadway intersection of Diamond Head and Alohea (Diamond Head theatre is at this intersection) has the 4 way stop and for the most part has an “calming zone” set up which should cause traffic to slow down. The other straight away is Alohea going both east and west. Without the details of the investigation we won’t know what happened, but with the slow down at the 4-way and the supposed residential low speed limit…I don’t know what could have caused this unfortunate incident. Regardless, both parties suffer. We should all simply exercise caution on the road…both pedestrians and drivers. Condolences to Family and Friends.
The City has lowered the street lights in all neighborhoods. Making walking very dangerous at nights. Very unsafe.
Unfortunately, based on my own experience, many theater-goers jaywalk from the KCC lot to the theater. There is a crosswalk at the 4-way stop at Alohea and Makapuu, but many choose not to use it. The street lighting in front of the theater is terrible, plus many patrons are wearing dark clothing, making them even less visible. A very unfortunate accident, but if speed really was not a factor, then this means the pedestrian did not verify that the traffic was clear before crossing or was crossing very slowly. Based on the reported time of the accident, the pedestrian was likely rushing to make the curtain time for the show. Very sad.