Posted on: Saturday, September 18, 2004
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Victim of H-1 crash identified
Advertiser Staff
The woman who died of injuries from a crash Wednesday on the H-1 Freeway near the Makakilo off-ramp has been identified by the city medical examiner's office as Jung Sook Jang, 43, of Kapolei.
Traffic investigators have said that Jang was driving toward Wai'anae on the freeway when she slowed dramatically while moving from the left lane into the right lane. Her car was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer rig, causing it to veer back to the left and collide with the median barrier.
A sports utility vehicle then smashed into the driver's side of Jang's car. Jang was pronounced dead at St. Francis Medical Center-West.
A Kane'ohe man who says he was a citizen of the Hawaiian kingdom in his bid to contest tax charges was found guilty yesterday of theft and making false statements on his state tax returns.
John P. "Pilipo" Souza, 66, a retired firefighter, was found guilty by a Circuit Court jury of the felony charges related to refunds of $2,962 for 1999 and $3,208 for 2000 based on his state tax returns.
The four counts of theft and false statements each carry a maximum sentence of up to a five years in prison.
Souza had maintained the Hawaiian kingdom was never legally terminated and his wages cannot be taxed by the state. He told Circuit Judge Michael Wilson he plans to appeal the convictions.
Souza has spent 81 days in jail for failing to comply with bail conditions, but Wilson yesterday released him pending the sentencing scheduled for Dec. 29.
Police are seeking sexual assault charges against a 49-year-old Hale'iwa man who is accused of assaulting a 3-year-old girl over a 10-week period.
The girl told police Thursday that the man had touched her inappropriately from July 1 through Sept. 12.
The man was arrested on suspicion of third-degree sexual assault.
Police yesterday arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with an Aug. 28 incident in which a car crashed through a gate at Honolulu International Airport and hit a small plane and deputy sheriff's car.
Police said the boy turned himself in at 9:25 a.m. and was booked on one count of first-degree criminal property damage.
He was released without charges pending further investigation.
The boy is accused of crashing a Mitsubishi car through a back gate at the airport and driving onto the flight line used for general aviation. The car then hit a small plane, an employee on a golf cart and the sheriff's car.
No one was seriously injured in the incident.
Kane'ohe man guilty in tax case
Man accused in assault of girl, 3
Teen arrested in airport crash
