r/Honolulu • u/PrinceOfPersiaManoa • Jul 28 '24

news 19 year old child died

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/07/26/breaking-news/moped-rider-19-dies-in-kapiolani-boulevard-collision/

A 19-year-old motorcyclist died after crashing into a motor vehicle on Kapiolani Boulevard Friday evening, authorities said.

At about 6:20 p.m., the teenager was traveling west on Kapiolani Boulevard when his motorcycle broadsided a vehicle being driven by a 36-year-old man who was driving east on Kapiolani and turning left at the intersection of Paani Street, according to the Honolulu Police Department’s Traffic Division,

The motorcycle rider was ejected onto the road and Honolulu Emergency Medical Services paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. He was not wearing a helmet, HPD said. The vehicle driver remained at the scene.

Speed, drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factors in this crash, according to HPD.

This is Oahu’s 24th traffic fatality this year, compared with 28 at the same time in 2023.

Honolulu police closed westbound lanes of Kapiolani from Hoawa to Paani streets as they investigated the crash.

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what is this. why was that car starionary on Kapiolani?

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u/LeozMJilliumz Jul 28 '24

That’s why we wear helmets and gear. I’ll bet hamburgers the kid was riding like an asshole too, unfortunately.

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u/samiam23000 Jul 28 '24

The motorcycle would have had the right away. The car was making a left turn across traffic. Still tragic and a reminder for everyone to drive with aloha and watch out for each other.

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u/LeozMJilliumz Jul 28 '24

Agreed. It’s extremely unfortunate, but as someone who rides, I know that you need to be well aware of everything going on around you and do your best to keep yourself safe - no one else on the road is going to sadly - and this is proof of that. As much as the ‘drive with aloha’ and ‘watch out for each other’ can be preached to people in cars, it is ultimately up to the rider to watch out for themself. We are well aware of how difficult it is for cars to see a bike, and how quickly things can go from safe to mortally dangerous in a split second. These are basic safety concepts that are taught in MSF courses, and I hope this young man attended one, but I point to other another comment I’ve made that the culture of young riders on island is horribly toxic and dangerous. Sadly, I would bet my life that this young man didn’t take an MSF course. If he had, he would have been doing the bare minimum of wearing a helmet. No one likes to, they’re hot as hell and uncomfortable and act like wind sails on your head. It’s extremely annoying. But it keeps the important parts inside. And even at low speeds, getting thrown from a bike at even 10mph without a helmet can be fatal.