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Early-morning crashes injure four
The teenage driver of a pickup truck was in critical condition last night after an early-morning crash yesterday on the H-2 Freeway in Waipi'o.
Police traffic investigators said speed might have been a factor in the 4:04 a.m. crash that injured three men. The 19-year-old driver of the Mazda pickup overshot the Wai'anae off-ramp, sending the truck up an embankment, where it collided with a utility pole.
The driver was thrown from the vehicle. The two 18-year-old men seated in the cab were treated and released at Queen's.
Alcohol might have been a factor in a separate, 5:27 a.m. crash in Makaha, police said. A pickup truck went off the road and ran through a fence at 85-175 Farrington Highway. The 24-year-old woman driving was in fair condition last night at Queen's.
A 64-year-old Kalihi woman who suffered head injuries after being hit by a car Tuesday at North King Street and Richard Lane remained in critical condition last night at Queen's.
Ma'ili man charged in security breach
A 27-year-old Ma'ili man who drew gunfire from a sheriff's deputy when he allegedly drove through a security checkpoint at Honolulu International Airport on Oct. 17 was charged Tuesday with two counts of third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug and possession of drug paraphernalia, credit-card theft and assault on a law-enforcement officer.
Kevin Miller's bail was set at $25,000. He has been at O'ahu Community Correctional Center since Oct. 25, serving a 90-day sentence for a Family Court offense.
Miller was arrested Oct. 23 after police located a stolen car he was driving at Kapolei Shopping Center. The car had a shattered windshield with several bullet holes, police said. It was the same vehicle that ran a security checkpoint on Lagoon Drive, police said.
Tuesday's charges are connected to Miller's Oct. 23 arrest and the airport security incident, police said.
Hawai'i man held on drug charges
Big Island police on Tuesday charged a 45-year-old man with no known address for allegedly possessing 18.3 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 2.5 grams of cocaine, 2.4 grams of "crack" cocaine, 27 oxycodone tablets and drug paraphernalia.
Erwynne Kalima Sr. is being held in lieu of $95,000 bail. He was arrested Monday at an Ainalako Road address.
The drugs were recovered from two bags and a pouch that had been in his possession, police said.
