Updated at 10:29 p.m., Saturday, November 3, 2007
1 killed, 1 hurt in wreck on Leong Highway in Haleiwa
Advertiser Staff
A 50-year-old woman was killed tonight when the car she was riding in overturned about 9 p.m. near Hale'iwa, police said. One other person was injured in the crash.The one-car accident occurred near the intersection of the Joseph P. Leong and Kamehameha highways near Weed Circle, said Bryan Cheplic, a spokesman for the city's Emergency Services department.
Firefighters responding to the crash reported the woman was dead at the scene, Cheplic said. She had to be extricated from the overturned car on the highway.
The second person was taken to Wahiawa General Hospital in stable condition, Cheplic said.
Honolulu police traffic investigators did not immediately have details of how the accident happened.
The roadway is closed at Kamehameha Highway at the Helemano Military Road intersection. All North bound travelers need to return to the Wahiawa area, take Kaukonahua, via Waialua then Haleiwa Town on Kamehameha Highway to the North Shore/Kahuku area.
The roadway is closed at the Joseph P. Leong By-Pass on the Waimea side. All North Shore/Kahuku travelers to Wahiawa will need to use Kamehameha Highway through Haleiwa Town, then Kaukonahua to Wahiawa/Mililani area.
