Updated at 9:10 p.m., Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Girl, 2, dies after being backed over by vehicle
By Rod Ohira
Advertiser Staff Writer
The two children were playing in the driveway when a 2006 Chevy TrailBlazer driven by a 24-year-old Punalu'u woman struck them at 10:32 a.m., said police vehicular homicide investigator Sgt. Danny Kaholokula.
The girl was taken in critical condition to Castle Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. The 4-year-old boy was in serious condition at the hospital.
The medical examiner's office identified the girl as Teysia Akau.
Police said the accident happened at 53-224 Kamehameha Highway. A couple at the home tonight would not comment and asked for privacy.
The death is classified as a non-traffic fatality since it occurred on private property.
On Dec. 14, 2006, a 1-year-old boy was fatally injured in Kahalu'u when a minivan backing up in the family's driveway ran over the toddler.
