Excessive speed and alcohol were contributing factors in a crash that killed a 34-year-old motorcyclist Saturday in Kaneohe, police said.
The man, of a Hilo address, was speeding south-bound on Kamehameha Highway at about 3:50 a.m. when he lost control and struck a curb just south of Hoene Place, police said.
The motorcycle plowed through shrubbery, a chain-link fence and a wooden fence where the man was ejected. He wasn’t wearing a helmet and died at the scene, police said.
The crash was the 56th traffic fatality on Oahu this year, compared with 47 at this time last year.
Gunman in Kakaako shooting sought
Police were looking for a gunman who shot a 39-year-old man Saturday morning in Kakaako.
Witnesses told police they heard a gunshot and dropped to the ground near the intersection of Kawaiahao and Cummins streets at about 5:45 a.m.
The victim said he had been shot and was taken to a hospital in serious but stable condition with a gunshot wound to his leg and to his back.
Police opened an attempted murder investigation.
A business owner in the area said he saw crime-scene tape blocking off the intersection and police still investigating about 7 a.m. He said police appeared to be investigating near the entrance to a second-floor club at 532 Cummins St. that hosts early-morning dance parties after other bars have closed. He said the building also has a game room upstairs, but the game room entrance is farther down the building from the club entrance.
He said the club has been holding late-night raves for years, leading to illegal parking in the area, fights, and beer bottles littering the street. About a year ago, his vehicle was damaged by a stray bullet during a shooting outside the club.
In December 2014, two men were injured in a stabbing in the same area. A 26-year-old man was arrested in connection with that incident.
