Pal still sought in bike death
By Eloise Aguiar
Advertiser Windward O'ahu Writer
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| Justin Flores was killed Monday morning when his bicycle veered onto the road. |
Police are still looking for the friend, hoping to find out what happened near Waimanalo Elementary & Intermediate School at 8:30 that morning as the boys rode in the Kailua-bound direction on the mauka raised sidewalk.
Some witnesses said the friend accidentally pushed Flores into the street.
Police said the friend has called them but would not leave a name or number where he could be reached.
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Flores, who lived with his grandparents in Waimanalo, was hit when he veered into Kalaniana'ole Highway about 200 feet from Mo'ole Street.
Motorists pass a memorial on Kalaniana'ole Highway for 13-year-old Justin Flores.
Witnesses told police the two boys were playing and slapping each other as they rode along.
Somehow Justin Flores ended up in the road and a white Taurus station wagon driven by a 21-year-old Waimanalo man struck him.
Flores' bicycle hit the car and he landed on it, smashing the passenger-side windshield and falling to the road. In the process he suffered a fractured skull and brain injuries, according to the medical examiner's office.
Reach Eloise Aguiar at 234-5266 or eaguiar@honoluluadvertiser.com.
