Updated at 4:16 p.m., Sunday, October 8, 2006
Driver arrested in moped wreck
Advertiser Staff
A Makakilo man has been arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in a negligent injury accident investigation that involved critical injuries to a man operating a stolen moped.According to police, the injured man, 40, was operating a moped that slammed into a 1997 Dodge Ram truck attempting to switch lanes on Olomea Street, 147 feet east of Iao Lane in Kalihi at 2:12 p.m. Saturday. The man is at The Queen's Medical Center.
A woman passenger on the moped, 44, was treated at Queen's and released.
The driver of the truck, 53, was booked on suspicion of first-degree negligent injury and driving under the influence of an intoxicant. He was released pending further investigation.
