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Single-car crash kills man on Maui
By Star-Bulletin staff
POSTED: 09:40 a.m. HST, Dec 10, 2008
A man died in a fiery single-car crash in Lahaina, Maui early today, according to Maui County police.
Shortly before 12:26 a.m., a car was traveling north on Honoapiilani Highway near Halelo Street when it went off onto the right shoulder and crashed into a concrete pillar of a golf cart crossing bridge, police said.
The vehicle then caught fire and was engulfed in flames when officers arrived, police said.
The driver, who was the only person in the car, was burned beyond recognition, police said. Identification will be made through medical records.
It is unknown whether the driver was wearing a seat belt or if the airbags deployed, police said.
This is Maui County’s 22nd traffic fatality this year, compared with 20 at this time last year.
A man died in a fiery single-car crash in Lahaina, Maui early today, according to Maui County police.
Shortly before 12:26 a.m., a car was traveling north on Honoapiilani Highway near Halelo Street when it went off onto the right shoulder and crashed into a concrete pillar of a golf cart crossing bridge, police said.
The vehicle then caught fire and was engulfed in flames when officers arrived, police said.
The driver, who was the only person in the car, was burned beyond recognition, police said. Identification will be made through medical records.
It is unknown whether the driver was wearing a seat belt or if the airbags deployed, police said.
This is Maui County’s 22nd traffic fatality this year, compared with 20 at this time last year.
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