Updated at 5:42 p.m., Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Pedestrian, 97, dies after accident at Ala Moana Center
Advertiser Staff
A 97-year-old man was pronounced dead at The Queen's Medical Center today after being struck by a van on an Ala Moana Center roadway near Bank of Hawaii.Police vehicular homicide investigator Sgt. Michael Brede Jr. said the man was crossing Kona Street, 88 feet west of Ke'eaumoku Street, at 8:42 a.m. when he was struck by a 1999 Chevrolet van driven by a 71-year-old man.
The pedestrian was not crossing in a marked crosswalk, Brede said. He was pronounced dead at 10:15 a.m.
The fatality occurred on private property and will be classified as a non-traffic fatality, Brede said.
The van driver was not injured. Speed and alcohol do not appear to be contributing factors, Brede said.
