Woman, 80, seriously hurt in hit-and-run moped crash in Chinatown

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5 hours ago

An 80-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a moped in Chinatown during an attempted police traffic stop Friday afternoon, authorities said.
At about 2 :20 p.m., an on-duty Honolulu Police Department officer near the intersection of North Hotel Street and Maunakea Street saw 'an unidentified moped operator commit multiple traffic violations … (and ) attempted to initiate a traffic stop, ' according to a HPD Traffic Division report.
Police said the moped operator failed to stop and turned onto North Hotel from Smith Street, going westbound, and struck an 80-year-old trying to cross North Hotel Street in a marked crosswalk.
The moped then also hit a vehicle driven by a 47-year-old woman traveling south on Maunakea Street.
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services officials said paramedics responded to the scene at Maunakea and North Hotel streets, and treated the 80-year-old woman, who was taken to the hospital in serious condition.
The 47-year-old woman and her passengers stayed at the scene and were not injured.
Police said the moped rider fled and has not yet been identified.
Anyone with information about the crash should call the Traffic Division at (808 ) 723-3413.
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