Crash kills girl, 16, operating scooter
A 16-year-old girl died Thursday after a scooter crash on the Likelike Highway onramp to the H-3 freeway, police said.
Police said the teen lost control of her green Vespa scooter, hit a guardrail and was taken in critical condition to the Queen’s Medical Center, where she later died.
The crash happened at about 8:35 a.m., police said.
Police closed the Likelike Highway onramp to the freeway in the town-bound direction and reopened it before 11 a.m.
Police Lt. Robert Towne said the girl’s father was following her on his motorcycle and witnessed the crash.
He said speed and inexperience may have been factors. The onramp has a 25 mph speed limit and a sharp bend that "catches you off guard," he said.
It is the third motorcycle fatality in the last 18 months, he said. It was the 17th traffic fatality on Oahu this year, compared with 16 for the same period last year.
Motorist suspected of attempted murder
Police are investigating an attempted-murder case against a 34-year-old Waikiki man who allegedly tried to kill three people Wednesday.
Police said the man allegedly intentionally drove his vehicle toward three men, then threatened them.
The incident occurred in a Waikiki residential area at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The three victims are ages 18, 33 and 34.
Police arrested the man at 5:45 p.m. on three counts of second-degree attempted murder, three counts of first-degree terroristic threatening and impersonating a law enforcement officer.
Bicyclist hit by tour bus in Kalihi dies
A bicyclist struck by a tour bus Monday on Puuhale Road at Nimitz Highway died Wednesday, the Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Identification by the medical examiner is pending notification of family. Police said the man appeared to be in his 50s.
The Travel Plaza Transportation bus, driven by a 43-year-old man, was headed west to the airport in the right lane on Nimitz. The bicyclist was riding makai in the crosswalk on Puuhale against the light.
