Vehicle Over 100 Foot Cliff in Deadly Kahakuloa Crash

Fire crews respond to reports of a vehicle over the cliff at MP 10 of the Kahekili Highway on Maui. Photo by Wendy Osher..

By Wendy Osher

A female suffered fatal injuries in a single-vehicle crash in which a vehicle dropped 100-feet down a cliff in Kahakuloa, Maui.

The incident was reported at 1:44 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 near mile post 10 of the Kahekili Highway.

Crews from Engine-1 out of Wailuku and Rescue-10 out of Kahului responded to the scene where personnel discovered a white BMW convertible about 100-feet down the cliff side, according to Maui Fire Captain Kris Sakamoto.

Authorities say the vehicle was inaccessible from the top of the cliff.

Rescue-10 personnel, utilizing the department’s Air-1 helicopter, made access to the scene where crews found the body of a female with obvious signs of death within the vehicle, said Capt. Sakamoto.

The recovery of the body is pending a police department investigation.

Vehicle plunges 100 feet off Kahekili Cliff. File photo by Wendy Osher.

Kahekili Highway, mile post 10. Photo by Wendy Osher.