Posted at 12:59 p.m., Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Police Beat
Advertiser Staff
Moped driver hurt, car driver arrestedA 63-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after his car struck a moped last night on Young Street.
The moped driver, a 68-year-old man, was taken to The Queen’s Medical Center with critical head injuries, police said.
The collision at 1334 Young St. was reported to police at 9:04 p.m. Investigators said the arrested man was driving a sedan that struck the moped while leaving a driveway. The rider, who was not wearing a safety helmet, was thrown from his moped.
The car’s driver was booked at 9:30 p.m. for driving under the influence of an intoxicant and first-degree negligence resulting in injury. He was released without charges but could be indicted at a later date.
7-Eleven robbers kick clerk in head
Three men robbed a 7-Eleven store at 99-187 'Aiea Heights Drive shortly before midnight and fled with $50 cash, four to six cases of beer, cigarettes and 19 bottles of liquor, police said.
Police were called at 11:50 p.m. The men drove off in a green Honda sedan that police later determined was stolen.
A clerk, 32, was kicked in the head by one of the men. A second clerk was not injured.