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Police arrest man, 58, in alleged hit-and-run in McCully

Honolulu police have arrested a man after a hit-and-run incident in McCully that left a pedestrian in critical condition.

Honolulu police said at about 9:49 p.m. Tuesday, a male motorist hit a man attempting to cross Kapiolani before the Pumehana Street intersection.

The driver fled, but a witness called 911 and followed him until he stopped in Hawaii Kai.

Police arrested the driver, described as a 58-year-old male, for suspicion of failure to render aid and operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant. No description of his vehicle was given.

Emergency Medical Services paramedics treated the pedestrian, described as a man in his 30s, and took him to a hospital in critical condition. Police said he was not in a marked crosswalk.

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