11-05-2025
Oʻahu sees 28th traffic death of 2025 as multiple collisions strike island
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Oʻahu's 28th traffic fatality of the year occurred on the morning of May 10 in ʻAiea, just after 5:15 a.m, while a four-car pileup occurred later in the morning and a serious incident occurred in the evening.
According to the Honolulu Police Department, a 39-year-old male motorist was traveling westbound on the Moanalua Freeway, when he unsuccessfully attempted to merge lines and collided with a 40-year-old male motorist traveling in the same direction at a high rate of speed.
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Due to the collision, the 40-year-old's vehicle was redirected into the metal guardrail, which then led to the motorist's ejection onto the roadway. He was taken to Pali Momi Medical Center in critical condition, where he later died.
The 39-year-old motorist was arrested for Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant as well as Negligent around 9 a.m., on the westbound H-1 Freeway, a 49-year-old woman driving with two passengers, 61 and 74, side-swiped a 52-year-old driver, according to HPD. Police say the woman struck a concrete barrier and ricocheted back into traffic hitting another vehicle.
After the second collision, HPD says the woman then crashed into the concrete barrier again, then collided with a third vehicle.
The woman was hospitalized in critical condition. Her two passengers were taken to the hospital in serious condition. A 43-year-old motorist and her 69-year-old passenger who were amongst the affected vehicles were also hospitalized, in good condition.
A third collision occurred on the H-3 eastbound, when EMS says a single car overturned with a 43-year-old male, 39-year-old female and a 10-year-old boy in the vehicle. The two adults were hospitalized in serious condition and the keiki was hospitalized in stable condition.
There is no word on what caused the H-3 collision. The first two collisions have ongoing investigations.
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