An 18-year-old man remained in critical condition at The Queen's Medical Center today with injuries he received last night when the truck he was driving hit a bus on Kamehameha Highway near Kahana Valley.

Police said the man was driving a 2003 Nissan pickup toward Kane'ohe and was attempting to overtake other vehicles in a no-passing zone when he collided with the bus, which was headed in the opposite direction.

The driver of the pickup and his front-seat passenger, a man also estimated to be about 18 years old, were taken by Army helicopter to Queen's, where the passenger was listed in serious condition this morning.

Another passenger in the truck, a girl estimated to be about 17 years old, received minor injuries in the collision, police said. No one in the bus was injured.

They said alcohol and speed appear to be factors in the accident, which occurred under clear weather and moderate traffic conditions.

Man arrested in traffic incident

A 52-year-old Waipahu man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of attempted murder and reckless endangerment following a traffic incident.

A 28-year-old man from Kalihi told police he was riding with his girlfriend, 41, also from Kalihi, when the suspect collided the girlfriend's car.

The boyfriend told police that he and his girlfriend pulled into a parking lot off N. King Street in Kalihi and that as he was getting out of his car, the other driver tried to run him down.

Police were called to the scene, found the other driver nearby and arrested him.

Suspected car thief arrested

A suspected car thief chose the wrong time and place to "burn rubber" yesterday.

A police officer was on routine patrol at Waimea Bay Beach Park about 11:30 a.m. when he heard a car's tires squeal. As the officer approached the car, he noticed the ignition had been "punched."

A check showed the car had been reported stolen and the driver, a 17-year-old boy, was arrested on suspicion of car theft.

Woman arrested in car theft

A 31-year-old woman who was found sleeping in a car in Punalu'u yesterday awoke to find herself being arrested on suspicion of car theft.

A police officer on routine patrol about 10 a.m. noticed two people asleep in the car. The officer checked with police dispatchers who said the car had been listed as stolen. The officer then found a witness who confirmed the woman sleeping in the driver's seat was driving the car earlier in the day.

At that point the officer arrested the woman as well as her passenger, who was named in several outstanding warrants.

Teen arrested after brief chase

A 16-year-old boy was arrested early yesterday morning on suspicion of stealing a moped.

Police said the boy committed a traffic violation in front of a patrol officer about 1:25 a.m. on Kaheka Street near Kanunu Street and was ordered to pull over. The boy got off the moped and ran but was caught after a brief foot chase.

The officer then checked on the moped, learned that it was stolen and arrested the boy.

Autopsy planned in shooting death

The city Medical Examiner's office scheduled an autopsy this morning for a man who was shot in the face as he sat in his car Friday afternoon in 'Ewa Beach.

Police said the man, identified only as in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene in the parking lot of 'Oneula Beach Park. His name was being withheld pending the outcome of the autopsy.

Police were called to the beach park shortly after 12:20 p.m. when witnesses said they heard gunshots. Arriving officers found the man dead in his white sedan.

Lt. Bill Kato, of the Honolulu Police Department's homicide unit, said a 20-gauge, pump-action shotgun was recovered at the site.

The man who shot the victim may have fled in a maroon van, police said.

Kato said several people were at the beach at the time of the shooting but were at least 50 to 100 yards away and were not able to get a license number of the other vehicle involved.