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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR111618FourpeoplearrestedafterattemptingtoevadepoliceBERNARD P. CARVALHO JR. Mayor COUNTY OF KAUA`I KAUA`I POLICE DEPARTMENT News Release For Immediate Release: November 16, 2018 WALLACE G. REZENTES JR. Managing Director MICHAEL CONTRADES, ACTING CHIEF Tel (808) 241-1600 Fax (808) 241-1604 Four people arrested after attempting to evade police KAPA`A — Four people were arrested Friday morning, after attempting to flee from police then crashing into a utility pole on Kuhi6 Highway in Kapa`a. No injuries were reported. At approximately 9 a.m., police were dispatched to Kuhi6 Highway in the vicinity of Inia Street in Kapa`a, when a bystander reported seeing a possible stolen vehicle on the highway. Once on scene, police approached the vehicle, a tan 2007 Toyota Corolla, and instructed the driver to pull over. The vehicle then fled north at a high speed on K0hi6 Highway, lost control and collided into a utility pole. The driver of the vehicle, Adrian Arrisgado, age 19 of Kapa`a, was arrested for Unauthorized Control of a Propelled Vehicle. Additional charges may be pending. The three occupants of the vehicle were also taken into police custody for Unauthorized Control of a Propelled Vehicle, and have been released pending further investigation. Kuhi6 Highway, between Inia Street and Kauwila Street, was closed in both directions for nearly five hours while police conducted an on -scene investigation and personnel from Kauai Island Utility Cooperative completed repairs to the utility pole. Traffic was diverted onto Inia Street, Kauwila Street, and Ulu Street during the closure. The investigation remains ongoing.