HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR03-09-17-2BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
News Release
March 9, 2017
COUNTY OF KAUA`I
KAUA`I POLICE DEPARTMENT
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
DARRYL PERRY, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Tractor -trailer flips on its side along Ma`alo Road
KAPAIA — A tractor -trailer flipped onto its side Wednesday morning along Ma`alo Road
in Kapaia.
The accident occurred near the Kuhi6 Highway junction at approximately 9:40 a.m.
The 57-year-old male driver was trapped and had to be extricated from the truck. He
sustained non -life threatening injuries and was transported by medics to Wilcox Hospital.
According to police, the semi was heading south on the roadway, when it crossed the
centerline, struck an unattended vehicle that was parked along the northbound shoulder,
causing the truck to flip onto its side.
Ma`alo Road was closed until approximately 3 p.m. while crews worked to bring the
tractor -trailer upright and remove the parked vehicle, which had crashed into a ravine.
The Kauai Police Department thanks Grove Farm and its employees for assisting with
monitoring and coordinating traffic flow.