Motorcyclist, 73, succumbs to injuries
A 73-year-old Waipahu man died Tuesday of injuries from an Aug. 17 motorcycle accident, police said.
The Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Matthew White.
White was riding his motorcycle on Kaukonahua Road when he crashed. He was taken to the Queen’s Medical Center in serious condition. He died Tuesday night from his injuries, police said.
No other vehicles were involved, and speeding, alcohol and drugs were not factors in the crash, police said.
White was wearing a helmet.
It was the 46th traffic fatality on Oahu this year, and there had been 46 by the same time last year.
Preteen arrested in knife-point robbery
A 12-year-old Wahiawa boy assaulted a younger boy Tuesday after the victim refused to give him money, police said.
Police said the 12-year-old, brandishing a knife, demanded money from his 9-year-old victim, who was walking home from school in the Wahiawa area about 5:30 p.m. When the younger boy said he had no money, the older boy started to beat him. A witness intervened. The victim went home and told his mother, who reported the incident to police.
Officers arrested the 12-year-old on suspicion of first-degree robbery, and released him pending further investigation. The victim complained of neck pain, but refused medical treatment.
Wife charged in husband’s stabbing
Authorities have charged a 27-year-old Ewa Beach woman with second-degree assault after she allegedly stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife during an argument Monday night.
Crystal Velasquez appeared in Honolulu District Court Wednesday on two charges of second-degree assault. Her bail was set at $100,000.
Police initially arrested her for alleged attempted murder.
Police said the victim, 32, managed to fend off the attack and call police at about 9:40 p.m. He was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released. The woman was arrested at a Laulauna Street address about 10:39 p.m.
