HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230327KPD.pdfDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: March 27, 2023
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I POLICE DEPARTMENT
TODD G. RAYBUCK, CHIEF
(808) 241-1600
Kapa‘a man dies following hit-and-run Sunday
KAPA‘A – A 64-year-old Kapa‘a man has died following a hit-and-run in Kapa‘a Sunday evening.
Shortly before 9:45 p.m. Sunday, officers were dispatched to a report of a traffic crash involving
a pedestrian and a vehicle on Kukui Street in Kapa‘a.
According to a preliminary report, a lifted dark-colored Toyota Tacoma turned left from Kūhiō
Highway onto Kukui Street and struck a pedestrian who was crossing Kukui Street. The pedestrian was
treated on scene before being transported to Wilcox Medical Center in critical condition, where he later
died. The driver of the truck fled the scene and has not been located.
Kukui Street was closed in both directions for approximately 1.5 hours while the Kaua‘i Police
Department’s Traffic Safety Section conducted an on-scene investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Himongala of the Traffic Safety Section at
808-241-1617. Those wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers Kaua‘i at 808-246-8300 or
via www.cskauai.org.
The investigation remains ongoing at this time.
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Kaua‘i Police Department PIO
EMAIL: kpdpio@kauai.gov