The families of two people killed in separate pedestrian accidents last year have filed wrongful-death lawsuits against the drivers, including an off-duty police officer.

Early on Oct. 29, Ok Nam Lee, 73, was crossing Ala Moana when she was struck by a car and killed.

Initial reports said the woman was in a crosswalk, but that she may have been walking against the light. The driver was an off-duty police detective who was heading for a special-duty assignment.

His name was not released at the time of the incident, but he was identified in the lawsuit as Bert Dement.

The lawsuit was filed by attorney Arthur Park on behalf of Lee's daughters, Mina In Soon Lee and Hwa Soon Chu, and son, Kenneth Kim. The lawsuit, which seeks an unspecified amount in damages, does not name the city or Honolulu Police Department as defendants.

In the other case, the wife and daughter of a man killed while crossing Kamehameha Highway in Kane'ohe on Dec. 22 sued the driver of the pickup truck that hit him.

William Kobashigawa, 89, was crossing the highway near Star Market when he was hit. Kobashigawa died at the Castle Medical Center.

The lawsuit alleges that the pickup truck's driver, identified in the court document as Joseph K. Silva, was acting negligently when he struck Kobashigawa. Police said Kobashigawa was in a crosswalk and that speed may have been a factor.

Kobashigawa's wife, Margaret, and daughter, Lisa, are the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which also was filed by Park. They also are seeking an unspecified amount in damages.