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17-year-old male killed, after his car goes over a cliff on the Nana Highway near Kahului.

Date:

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Area:

A 17-year-old was killed early Thursday morning after the car he was driving reportedly went off the road and fell down a cliff on Maui, according to Maui Fire Department officials.

An MFD spokesperson says that firefighters from Hana and rescue personnel from Kahului responded to the scene of the accident, approximately halfway between mile markers 15 and 16 along the highway, where it was discovered a vehicle had gone off a cliff nearby.

Viki Dearforff, 51, killed after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while she was walking on the Piilani Highway near Kihei, Hawaii

Date:

Monday, April 14, 2014

Area:

Honolulu, HI

A Maui woman was killed during an apparent hit-and-run accident late Tuesday night, according to Maui Police. An MPD spokesperson says Viki Dearforff, 51, of Kihei, was killed when she was struck by a Toyota truck while walking on Piilani Highway. Deardorff was not in a marked crosswalk at the time of the accident. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say that "following the collision the operator of the Toyota truck that struck Ms. Deardorff fled the scene failing to provide any assistance. The incident is believed to be the sixth fatality on Maui roads in less than two weeks.

Mary Fletcher, 50, killed, after her moped is rear-ended by a vehicle on the Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina, Hawaii

Date:

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Area:

Honolulu, HI

A Maui woman is dead after she was hit by a vehicle in Lahaina on Monday afternoon. Police say 50-year-old Mary Fletcher of Kahului was on her moped, when she was hit from behind by a vehicle on Honoapiilani highway. She was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries. This is Maui county’s eighth traffic fatality this year.

Karl Hagen, 61, killed, after his bicycle is struck by a pickup, driven by a 28-year-old man, on the Piilani Highway near Kihei.

Date:

Friday, April 11, 2014

Area:

Honolulu, HI

There was a fatal crash that happened on Piilani Highway around 2 p.m. Saturday.

Investigators say a 28-year-old male from Kula was traveling North Bound in a pickup truck when he drifted into the bicycle lane and struck a bicyclist.

The bicyclist has been identified as 61-year-old Karl Hagen of Kihei.

Hagen was transported to the Maui Memorial Medical Center Emergency Room where he expired as a result of his injuries.

It’s unknown at this time if speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.

Burton Salas, killed, after his motorcycle, traveling at a high rate of speed, crashes into a guardrail on North Kihei Road in Kihei.

Date:

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Area:

Honolulu, HI

A man was killed in a single motorcycle accident on Maui.

The crash happened just before 10 p.m. Wednesday in Kihei.

According to Maui police, a 2005 Suzuki GSX-R750K motorcycle operated by Burton Salas was traveling north on North Kihei Road. Police say the motorcyclist failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and collided into a guardrail.

Authorities say Burton sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

Clifford Spencer, 63, killed, after his motorcycle strikes a guardrail on Piilani Highway in Kihei.

Date:

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Area:

Honolulu, HI

A Kahului man is dead after crashing his motorcycle in Kihei.

Maui police say at 1:56 a.m. Friday, Clifford Spencer, 63, was riding a black Harley Davidson motorcycle north-bound on Piilani Hwy. when he lost control and hit a guardrail near Kaiwahine St.

Police say he was not wearing a helmet.

It is not known if speed, drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash. An investigation is pending.