Category Archives: Wrongful Death
In Hawaii Fatal Crashes, Alcohol and Speed Are Leading Factors
The key to reducing fatal car crashes is understanding why they happen. In Hawaii, two factors leap out: alcohol consumption and excessive speed. According to statistics from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, (IIHS) Hawaii had 93 fatal crashes that took 102 lives in 2013. Of those victims, 21 were passenger car occupants, 21 were […]
Honda Ordered to Pay $55 Million After Rollover Accident
A Pennsylvania judge ordered auto manufacturer Honda Motor Co. to pay $55.3 million to a driver paralyzed in a rollover crash, the Honolulu Star Advisor reports. Carlos Martinez, a 57-year-old construction glazier, was driving to work in Baltimore when a tire on his Acura Integra blew out. He lost control and suffered permanent head injuries […]
Two People Seriously Injured in Recent Kalihi Motorcycle Accident
A motorcycle and car collided July 8 in Kalihi, resulting in the 30-year-old motorcyclist suffering critical injuries. His passenger, a 24-year-old woman, also sustained serious injuries in the crash. The police immediately closed the Ewa-bound lanes of the boulevard to allow traffic division officers to examine the scene. They found that the motorcycle, which was […]
