HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR081718TrafficcrashclosesKuhioHighwayinWailuaBERNARD P. CARVALHO, JR.
Mayor
COUNTY OF KAUA'I
KAUA`I POLICE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: August 17, 2018
WALLACE G. REZENTES, JR.
Managing Director
MICHAEL CONTRADES, ACTING CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Traffic crash closes KQhio Highway in Wailua
WAILUA — A three -car crash that occurred shortly before 5 p.m. on Friday resulted in the
closure of Kuhio Highway near the Marine Camp access road in Wailua. Three people were
transported to Wilcox Hospital as a result of the crash.
At approximately 4:40 p.m., a Ford SUV was heading south on Kuhio Highway when it
attempted a left turn onto the Marine Camp access road and was struck by an oncoming Honda
sedan. A Chevy pickup truck following the Honda sedan was attempting to stop when it also hit the
Ford SUV.
The driver of the Ford SUV, a 47-year-old Kapa`a man, sustained serious injuries from the
crash. The female passenger of the SUV, age 48 of Kapa'a, was extricated from the vehicle in
critical condition. Both occupants were transported to Wilcox Hospital where they currently remain.
The driver of the Honda sedan, a 28-year-old Kapa`a woman, was also transported to
Wilcox Hospital, but has since been released.
The male driver of the Chevy pickup, age 53 of Kapa`a, sustained no injuries from the crash
and was released at the scene.
Police opened the single -lane Wailua Bypass Road, also known as the Cane Haul Road, to
alternating traffic at approximately 5:30 p.m.
At approximately 5:45 p.m., police then directed northbound traffic along Kuhio Highway and
dedicated the Wailua Bypass Road to southbound travel.
Kuhio Highway was reopened at approximately 8 p.m., once officers with KPD's Traffic
Safety Section concluded its on -scene investigation and cleared the roadway of debris.
The crash remains under police investigation.