Posted at 12:25 p.m., Thursday, January 15, 2004
Police Beat
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Kailua man injured in crashA 21-year-old Kailua man was critically injured in a car crash last night on Mahukona Street and Atkinson Drive near Ala Moana Center.
Police said the man’s car struck a concrete pillar at 10:50 p.m. The driver, who is at The Queen’s Medical Center, was the only person injured, police said.
Bicycle rider in crash identified
The medical examiner’s office today identified the bicyclist who died at Kahuku Hospital Sunday night after being struck by a van on Kamehameha Highway at Sunset Beach as Paul Jennar, 18, of Australia.
Jennar was crossing the highway near Ke Waena Road at about 10:30 p.m. when the accident occurred. He was not in a crosswalk, police said. Jennar died at 11:27 p.m.
Body found in house after fire
PUNA, Hawai'i — Firefighters found a body yesterday in a Hawaiian Paradise Park house that was destroyed by fire.
Police Lt. Steve Guillermo said the body was badly burned and officials could not determine the sex or identity of the victim. An autopsy will be performed tomorrow to determine the identity of the victim and cause of death, added Guillermo.
Firefighters responded to an 8:15 a.m. call from neighbors and found the house engulfed in flames.
After extinguishing the blaze, they found the charred body inside.