POLICE BEAT
Driver sought in crash
Advertiser Staff
Honolulu traffic investigators are looking for a driver who struck and killed a 63-year-old woman early yesterday morning as she crossed Farrington Highway in Wai'anae.
The woman was 111 feet east of Ma'aloa Street, outside of a crosswalk on Farrington Highway, at 4:43 a.m. when she was hit by an unknown vehicle, Honolulu police said. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police had no description of the vehicle yesterday and were asking anyone with information to call the traffic division at 529-3499.
The death was the second traffic fatality on O'ahu this year. At the same time last year, O'ahu had experienced four traffic deaths.
MISSING HIKER FOUND
A 53-year-old Wailua Homesteads man who set out for a day hike Wednesday ended up on Kaua'i's Mount Wai'ale'ale and was rescued yesterday morning by a Coast Guard helicopter.
David O'Quinn was dehydrated and suffered cuts and bruises, and was taken by ambulance to Wilcox Hospital. He had planned to hike Loop Road in Wailua Homesteads but took a wrong turn, became disoriented and ended up on Mount Wai'ale'ale, Kaua'i fire officials said.
He was reported missing on Thursday, and search efforts were aborted on Friday because of clouds and wind.
