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Maui Viber causes head-on

Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 10:04 pm
by joatmon
http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=30896Quote »Kihei accident closes highwayKIHEI – An accident involving three vehicles closed a portion of Piilani Highway for more than four hours Sunday.The accident was reported at 3:50 p.m., according to county spokeswoman Mahina Martin. No fatalities were reported at the scene of the accident on Piilani Highway between Ohukai and Kaonoulu roads and on the Wailea side of the Kihei Commercial Center. Two of the three vehicles sustained extensive front-end damage.The driver of a four-door Pontiac Vibe was traveling in the direction of Maalaea when the motorist drifted left into oncoming traffic, striking an Acura sedan, police said. The impact sent the Acura head-on into a Maalaea-bound Ford Focus.Drivers of the Acura and the Ford had to be extricated from their vehicles before being taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center. At least one of the motorists was reported to be in critical condition.The Pontiac driver, whose vehicle came to rest about 300 feet toward the Kihei Commercial Center, was not seriously injured, police said.Investigators remained at the scene after 7:30 p.m., and the highway was reopened at 8:25.no pic of the vibe, but of the other cars

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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:12 pm
by AKLGT
note how it says the driver of the pontiac was not seriously injured, no mention of needing to be extricated from the car.

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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:44 pm
by joatmon
I think the Viber hit a glancing blow to the Acura, bouncing it into a full head on with the Focus, so I'd expect the vibe to be less damaged than the two cars that did the head on. A follow up in http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=31378 says that the Acura driver died last week.

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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:57 pm
by moongdss
damn that's tragic and awful!