MAUI SUFFERS 6TH TRAFFIC FATALITY IN 2009

A Kahului woman has since died of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash that occurred on March 20^th at the Hina/Kamehameha Avenue intersection in central Maui.

The victim, identified as 89-year-old Mildred Richardson, died Monday, March 30, 2009.

Richardson was a passenger in a 1993 Ford Explorer that had flipped on its side during the collision with a 1999 Hyundai.  Richardson was partially ejected and was transported to Maui Memorial Medical Center in critical condition.  She later sought treatment at a medical facility on Oahu.

The crash was reported at around 8:37 a.m. on Friday March 20, 20009.  Authorities say there were posted stop signs as well as flashing warning lights on the Kamehameha Avenue sides of the intersection.

The death is Maui’s 6^th traffic fatality this year compared to five at the same time last year.

(Posted by Wendy OSHER © 2009)