Posted at 4:14 p.m., Saturday, August 19, 2006
Teenagers killed in wreck identified
Advertiser Staff
Two O'ahu teenagers were killed early this morning when their speeding car flew off the road in Hau'ula and hit a utility pole, a fire hydrant and another utility pole before ending up in a ditch, police said. Three other teenagers were injured in the one-car crash.Killed were Alithia Ah Nee, 16, of La'ie, and 15-year-old Pepe Naupoto of Kahuku, according to the Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office.
Police said Naupoto was driving a gray, four-door 1990 Acura at a high rate of speed when it failed to negotiate a curve on Kamehameha Highway in Hau'ula about 4:20 a.m.
No one in the car was wearing seat belts, police said. It was not known if alcohol was a factor.
Ah Nee was thrown from the car and Naupoto, who was driving, was partially ejected, police said.
A boy, 15, and girl, 14, were taken to The Queen's Medical Center is stable and serious condition, respectively, police said.
Another boy, 15, was driven in a private vehicle to Kahuku Hospital and reported in good condition, police said.
