Updated at 5:16 p.m., Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Maui woman killed after falling out of pickup
Advertiser Staff
KAHULUI, Maui — A 43-year-old Kahului woman was killed Monday after falling out of the bed of a pickup truck traveling east on Kuihelani Highway.Police are investigating how Melanie Pray fell from her 2001 Ford Sport Trac truck, which was being driven by a 40-year-old Pukalani man. The incident happened just before 11 p.m., south of the Pakalua Street intersection.
Police said Pray was in the bed of the truck with another adult, while two children were riding in the cab with the driver. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
There have been 15 traffic fatalities in Maui County so far this year, compared with 10 a year ago.
