Possible hit-and-run fatality investigated
A 50-year-old man found dead after a van ran over him Wednesday morning near Honolulu Airport might have first been hit by another vehicle that left the scene, police said.
The man was lying on North Nimitz Highway near Ohohia Street at about 2:05 a.m. when a silver 2005 van driven by a 57-year-old man struck him in the middle lane of the Ewa-bound side of the highway.
Police were trying to determine whether the victim was struck by a hit-and-run driver before being hit by the van.
Mo-ped driver succumbs to crash injuries
A 79-year-old mo-ped driver has died of injuries suffered in a crash Aug. 18, police said Wednesday.
The man, identified as Chow Mow, was driving a 2006 Triton mo-ped when it crashed while he was turning at the intersection of Houghtailing and Olomea streets at 9:13 a.m., police said. An autopsy has been scheduled for today.
Mow was originally listed in serious condition but his status changed to fair en route to the Queen’s Medical Center, police said. Police said they were notified Wednesday that he had died.
It was the 37th traffic fatality on Oahu this year, compared with 38 at this time last year.
North Shore accident kills Waialua woman
An 83-year-old Waialua woman died Tuesday of injuries she suffered in a car crash near Haleiwa.
Fortunata Manalo of Waialua was a passenger in a car driven by an 89-year-old man who rear-ended another vehicle on Kamehameha Highway at about 3 p.m.
The driver of the other car, a 46-year-old man, was not injured. Manalo was taken in good condition to Pali Momi Medical Center, but died a few hours later.
Haleiwa counts 3 brush fires in 2 weeks
For the third time in two weeks, firefighters battled a brush fire near Haleiwa Elementary School.
About 30 firefighters were sent Wednesday to the fire, which prompted police to close a lane on Paalaa Road but threatened no property.
Fire crews with engines, water tankers and a helicopter brought the fire under control about 5:25 p.m., about 100 yards from the nearest home on Aukai Lane.
The fire began about 1:45 p.m. on the mauka side of Haleiwa Road near Paalaa Road, fire Capt. Terry Seelig said.
Firefighters are seeking witnesses to help determine the cause of the 20-acre blaze. A fire investigator was also following up on reports that a witness saw a man start the fire, Seelig said.
The blaze was next to the site of a 10-acre brush fire that burned part of a noni tree farm on Aug. 15.
A brush fire on Aug. 18 destroyed a small homeless encampment, burned about 12 acres and prompted the evacuation of Haleiwa Elementary School. Fire investigators determined that fire was intentionally set.
