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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, April 16, 2008

HAWAII BRIEFS
Driver's death a heart attack

Advertiser Staff

A 37-year-old man involved in a two-car collision Monday on 'A'ala Street died of a heart attack, according to autopsy findings released yesterday.

The Honolulu medical examiner's office listed cause of death for Kevin Neeson as "cardiac arrhythmia due to dilated cardiomyopathy." Neeson died at The Queen's Medical Center at 8:51 a.m. Monday, 54 minutes after the accident on 'A'ala Street south of North School Street in Liliha was reported to police.

Neeson's 2003 Chevrolet sedan rear-ended a 2002 Hyundai sedan before drifting across the roadway and hitting a parking meter and tree, police said.

The autopsy findings mean the death will not be classified as a traffic fatality. Police will revise the fatality count when paperwork from the medical examiner's office is received.



TAX INDICTMENT OF 2 PSYCHOLOGISTS

Two former Hawai'i psychologists have been indicted on charges they failed to pay $182,000 in federal income tax.

Charges against David Opolio Ross and Lei Lavarias Ross were brought by a federal grand jury. They both now live in Nevada.

Each faces five counts of tax evasion for 1998 through 2002.

They also face conspiracy charges and counts of failing to file tax returns for 2001 or 2002.

The U.S. attorney for Hawai'i, Ed Kubo, says the Rosses set up businesses to hide $794,000 in income from the Internal Revenue Service.

The IRS says the businesses had contracts with state and city agencies as well as for-profit and nonprofit organizations.



YEAR IN PRISON FOR KALIHI METH DEAL

A man convicted of dealing drugs near a Kalihi elementary school last year was sentenced Monday to 12 months and one day in prison by U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright.

Larry Ordinado Jr., 25, was one of seven people arrested in a seven-month police investigation initiated by community complaints of drug dealing within 1,000 feet of Kalihi Uka Elementary School.

Ordinado was convicted on one count of distributing 0.114 grams of methamphetamine.

Ordinado was indicted by a federal grand jury last November with Nalu Kamaka, Joshua Gonda and Danmar Galapia and could have been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.

Honolulu police said the group's drug dealing extended from Stanley Street to the corner of Laumaile and Nihi streets, directly behind the school.



SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY REAR-ENDED 2 CARS

Police yesterday arrested an 'Ewa man on suspicion that he intentionally rear-ended two cars in Waikiki Monday night.

Police said a man driving a truck repeatedly pushed a taxi cab from behind at 11:41 p.m. Monday. The truck then drove into the back of a Honda sedan stopped at a red light.

The truck drove off. Police arrested the suspect at 300 Ala Moana. The drivers of the cab and the Honda were not injured.