#kula fatal

A 40 year old Kula man suffered fatal injuries as the result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on the Haleakalā Highway in Kula.

A Christmas Eve motor vehicle crash on Maui claimed the life of a Kula man who was operating a bicycle when he was struck by a pickup truck on the Kekaulike Highway.

A 47-year-old Kula man suffered fatal injuries in a single vehicle crash on the Kula Highway (Hwy 37) on Sunday night.

Police say the motorcyclist failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway, crossed left of center and collided into a utility pole located on the opposing shoulder of Lower Kula Road.

“Always have a designated driver. Always wear your seatbelt. Never take life for granted. Keep your friends close to you because everybody goes–it’s sad to say–everybody has thier day and this shouldn’t have been theirs.”