Posted at 12:42 p.m., Friday, August 11, 2006
Maui man dies in one-vehicle car crash
Advertiser Staff
A 38-year-old Maui man was killed early this morning when the the car he was driving struck a tree in Kihei.Maui Police investigators said David F. Castles, 38, of Kihei, was heading southeast on North Kihei Road in a 2006 Scion sedan when he apparently lost control of the car about 1:15 a.m. and drifted off the right shoulder of North Kihei Road, about a half mile from the point where it meets South Kihei Road. When the vehicle hit the tree head-on Castles was ejected from the car and died at the scene, police said.
Speed and alcohol appeared to have been factors in the crash, although an investigation is still pending, police said.
So far, there have been 11 traffic fatalities within Maui County this year, compared to seven during the same period last year.
