HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR081418VehiclecrashfirecauseshighwayclosureMondayBERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
COUNTY OF KAUA`I
KAUA`I POLICE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: August 14, 2018
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
MICHAEL CONTRADES, ACTING CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Vehicle crash, fire causes highway closure Monday
HANAMA`ULU — Police and fire personnel responded to a single -vehicle crash that
resulted in a vehicle fire along Kuhi6 Highway in Hanama`ulu Monday night.
No injuries were reported.
According to police, a 76-year-old male of Hanama`ulu was traveling north on Kuhi6
Highway, near Hanama`ulu Road, shortly before 9:30 p.m. While attempting to stop along the
northbound shoulder of the highway, the vehicle malfunctioned and then collided with the guy -
wire of a utility pole. The driver exited the vehicle, a 1999 silver Toyota Corolla, shortly before it
caught fire.
Firefighters from the LThu`e fire station were dispatched to the scene and found the
vehicle along Kuhi6 Highway fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters gained control of the blaze,
and the fire was fully extinguished shortly before 10 p.m.
Kuhi6 Highway was closed in both directions for approximately 30 minutes, while crews
worked to extinguish the blaze.
No arrests or citations were issued as a result of this crash.
The vehicle is considered a total loss.