The accident happened at about 9 p.m. when the boy, riding a red 1991 Yamaha Razz bike, was leaving a private driveway at 87-597 Farrington Highway.

He was struck by a gray 1992 Mercedes-Benz, driven by a 60-year-old Wai‘anae man, in the westbound lanes of the highway.

The boy, who was not wearing a helmet, was thrown from the moped and suffered head injuries. He was taken by helicopter to Queen’s.

Speed did not appear to be a factor in the accident, police said, and alcohol was eliminated as a factor in the case of the car driver.

McCully man robbed at apartment building

A 61-year-old McCully man was robbed early today while he walked from his parked car to his apartment building entrance.

Police were called at about 1 a.m. to 1820 Waiola St. after a reported attack by a male suspect described only as wearing a white shirt and black shorts.

The suspect struck the victim in the face, took his handbag, valued at $200, and fled. Police said the victim was taken to Kuakini Hospital, where he was treated and released.

Worker injured in industrial park accident

Emergency medics yesterday were called to Campbell Industrial Park when a section of chain-link fencing struck a worker, causing head injuries.

Fire and ambulance crews were called to Island Mechanical Corp. 91-039 Hanua St. at about 2:25 p.m. The ambulance arrived at 2:38 p.m., and the worker was taken to The Queen's Medical Center in critical condition.

Capt. Kenison Tejada, fire department spokesman, said the fencing section was being hoisted from a pallet by a forklift. A gust of wind caught it, and it struck the worker.

Car struck by angry boyfriend, police say

A teen-age driver who was with a female friend was struck from behind by her companion's angry boyfriend yesterday in Kane'ohe . The boyfriend then tried to run the pair off the road, police said.

Police said the suspect, an adult male, was angry with his girlfriend and spotted her in the car, driven by the victim. The female driver stopped at a red light on Kamehameha Highway, near the H-3 overpass and was struck from behind by the boyfriend.

Both drivers got out of the car and argued. The female driver then returned to her car and told police the suspect pursued them and tried to run them off the road. When she finally felt frightened enough to stop the car, the suspect drove off.

The suspect was not at home when police first checked but then turned himself in and was arrested at about 11 p.m.