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Kahului man, 74, dies after crashing vehicle into tree

The Maui Police Department has identified the 74-year-old man killed in a Kahului crash Wednesday as Edward Rebella of Kahului.

The single motor vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Maui Lani Parkway and Kuikahi Drive at about 2:20 p.m.

Maui Police Department officials said a silver 2020 Honda CR-V was traveling northeast on Kuikahi Drive when the driver failed to navigate a turn at the intersection and drove through a grassy median into the opposing lane. The vehicle went over a raised curb and crashed into a tree.

Rebella, of Kahului, was taken to the Maui Memorial Medical Center where he later died.

Police said Rebella was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and that the vehicle’s airbags deployed on impact.

Speed was not a factor in the crash. Police said it’s unknown at this time whether drugs or alcohol were factors.

This was Maui County’s 16th traffic-related fatality compared with 11 at the same time last year, police said.

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