Motorcyclist Killed in Kahului Crash

A motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries in a single vehicle collision in Kahului early Thanksgiving morning.

Authorities identified the man as 31-year-old Sean P. Rosete of Kahului.

The incident was reported at 2:10 a.m. on Kamehameha Avenue at the School Street intersection on Thursday, November 26, 2009.

Rosete was traveling southwest on Kamehameha Avenue when when the 2007 Kawasaki ZZR motorcycle he was operating lost control, exited onto the right shoulder and slid, ejecting the driver.

Authorities say Rosete died at the scene.  He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

The incident was the 21 traffic fatality in Maui County in 2009.  The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

(Posted by Wendy Osher)