Separate incidents injure 2 motorcyclists
Two motorcyclists were seriously injured Saturday afternoon in separate accidents just minutes apart.
About 3:12 p.m., a 19-year-old man was injured when the motorcycle he was operating collided with a car at the intersection of Leilehua Golf Course Road and Kamehameha Highway.
Paramedics transported to the man to a local trauma center in serious condition.
Just before 3:30 p.m., a 21-year-old man was injured in a solo motorcycle crash on the H-1 freeway, eastbound, near the Pearl City cutoff.
He also was transported to a local trauma center in serious condition.
Man accused of stealing copper on H-3
Authorities charged a 47-year-old Kaneohe man Thursday with stealing copper along the H-3 freeway.
Gregg Humel was charged with theft of copper and five counts of second-degree trespass.
According to documents filed with Honolulu District Court, officers with the Honolulu Police Department’s District 3 Crime Reduction Unit on Tuesday conducted a stakeout of areas at Halawa Access Road and Iwaena Street, near the Board of Water Supply’s Halawa Xeriscape Garden, after receiving information on a series of copper thefts.
The officers reported seeing Humel illegally entering
private property, loading “black bundles” onto a cart and attempting to leave. Officers also discovered that of 16 copper wires previously left under a bridge, only four remained after Humel left the area.
The officers arrested Humel for theft of copper and trespass. A search of Humel’s cart turned up copper wire, and wire insulation left behind was positively matched with wire used inside panels of the H-3.
