News: Motorcyclist killed in collision with car on Piilani Highway in Kihei
The crash took place shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Piilani Highway near Kaonoulu Street. Maui police investigators determined that the driver of a 2013 Ford Edge was making a left turn onto the highway when the vehicle was struck by a 2013 Harley-Davidson motorcycle going south on Piilani Highway.
The motorcycle rider, a 37-year-old Kihei man, was ejected from the bike, and was pronounced dead after being taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. The Ford driver, an 18-year-old man from Kihei, was not hurt.
The Ford driver was arrested for third-degree negligent injury and was released pending further investigation, police said.
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