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Fort Weaver Road Hit-And-Run Claims Another Life

By Wayne Parsons

If you know anything about an older light colored van that hit and killed a 68-year old woman on Fort Weaver Road on Thursday please call the police. The woman was fatally injured when she was struck by the van while crossing Fort Weaver Road in 'Ewa Beach yesterday morning.

Call HPD's Traffic Division at 529-3499

The van driver sped away from the fatally injured woman and has not been found. Hit-and-run drivers are among the most vile criminals because they leave their victims to die. We know that the driver was a male but know little else. The Honolulu Advertiser story reports these facts:

Police said the 68-year-old woman was in a crosswalk as she was crossing Fort Weaver Road near Makule Road when she was struck by the south-bound van at about 5:30 a.m. The woman was taken to The Queen's Medical Center in critical condition, but she later died.

Yesterday morning's fatality was the 38th on O'ahu so far this year, compared with 31 during the same period last year.

I have written several articles this year on pedestrian injury and death. Hawaii is one of the most dangerous states in the nation when it comes to pedestrian safety and despite a crack down by HPD on Oahu on jaywalking and on drivers ignoring pedestrians in crosswalks the toll continues to mount. We can do better than this by careful walking, careful driving and perhaps better warning systems because sometimes the pedestrian can be hard to see in the dark.

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Our condolences go out to the family of the deceased woman. We hope the perpetrator is apprehended and brought to justice.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Wayne Parsons

Full post as published by Honolulu Personal Injury Lawyer on August 22, 2009 (boomark / email).