Posts tagged death or injury

• Another Pedestrian Dies in Honolulu - why?

  Wayne Parsons | August 03, 2011 5:04 PM | 4 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Pedestrian deaths area chronic problem in Hawaii. I have written extensively on the subject in the past and today another death has renewed my interest. KITV News Now reported today...

• Micronesian Crewman Killed in Boat Fire on M/V Manaloa at Pier 38

  Wayne Parsons | October 19, 2009 5:44 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The Manaloa, a 75-foot fishing vessel had just returned from 30 days at sea with 20,000 pounds of Ahi in the hold. The crew had gone ashore to rest and one crew member was on the Manaloa when a fire...

• Three Young Men Die in Waihee Single Car Car Crash

  Wayne Parsons | October 10, 2009 11:58 AM | 3 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Maui family struggles to cope with the triple loss of two brothers and their cousin accoirding to a report from the Star Bulletin by Wendy Osher on 07 October 2009. The two brothers and their...

• What Caused A Motorcyclist To Crash on Papipi Road Sunday?

  Wayne Parsons | September 29, 2009 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  In a news story posted in the Honolulu Advertiser on Sunday another motorcycle injury is reported (Man in critical condition after motorcycle accident...

• Hawaii Highway Chronicles: Are Our Roads The 4th Worst in the Country?

  Wayne Parsons | September 09, 2009 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I just read the report, “Future Mobility in Hawaii: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility,” and it does not bode well for those of us who use Hawaii Highways and...

• Hawaii Child Passenger Safety

  Wayne Parsons | September 09, 2009 4:20 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Aidon Ng, 5-years-old, is dead today. I sadly wrote about his death in an article yesterday: Was the Death of 5-Year-Old Aidon Ng Due To A Seat-back Failure? KITV News reports today...

• Was the Death of 5-Year-Old Aidon Ng Due To A Seat-back Failure?

  Wayne Parsons | September 07, 2009 3:24 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Why do people die in car crashes? Some answers are easy. Some are hidden from view. I imagine myself tonight with the Ng family in Waimea. Three family members are dead. My wife died last year. I...

• Interstate Highways Are No Place For Drunk Drivers Over The Labor Day Weekend

  Wayne Parsons | September 01, 2009 4:36 PM | 4 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As the Labor day weekend approaches police across the nation are cracking down on drunk driving. Those of us who see the tragic results of dangerous driving behavior support the police and hope that...

• Criminal Charges In Waimanalo Car Crash: Teenager In Critical Condition

  Wayne Parsons | August 31, 2009 9:27 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A KITV News story reports that criminal charges face the driver of a car that crashed in Waimanalo early Sunday morning ejecting a young passenger. The teenager is in critical condition. Police said...

• Drunk Drivers Caused 40% of Traffic Fatalities In Hawaii In 2006

  Wayne Parsons | August 31, 2009 12:16 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Alcohol Alert, a company that sells prevention devices to reduce drunk driving, and drunk driving injury and death report on Hawaii Drunk Driving Statistics: In Hawaii, the alcohol related deaths...