Posted at 11:46 a.m., Tuesday, December 24, 2002
Accidents injure woman, tie up traffic
Advertiser Staff
A 63-year-old pedestrian was critically injured today when she was struck by a car on North King Street and Richard Lane in Kalihi. The car, believed to be a Mercedes, fled the scene of the 6:09 a.m. collision, police said.The woman was taken to The Queen's Medical Center.
Two of four lanes on Gulick Avenue were closed for most of the morning while police investigated the accident.
Traffic was also slowed on Nimitz Highway and Bishop Street near Aloha Tower today when a tractor-trailer spilled its load of lumber onto the roadway at 8:32 a.m.
One eastbound and one westbound lane were closed.