Honoluluadvertiser.com<\/p>\n
December 17, 2008<\/p>\n
Advertiser Staff<\/p>\n
Two men were killed early today when a speeding motorcycle broadsided a car near Honolulu International Airport, according to police vehicular homicide investigators.<\/p>\n
The horrific impact of the 12:45 a.m. collision at the intersection of Kamehameha Highway and Camp Catlin Road left a 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle so deeply embedded in a 2008 Nissan Altima that only the cycle’s rear wheel was visible.<\/p>\n
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office identified one of the victims as Gregg Gurtiza, 35, the car’s driver.<\/p>\n
The name of the motorcycle operator, a 24-year-old man, was not released pending notification of family. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene at 1:19 a.m., according to Bryan Cheplic of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department.<\/p>\n
Police said the motorcycle was speeding westbound on Kamehameha Highway when it struck the car, which had made a left turn headed toward Camp Catlin Road from Nimitz Highway. The impact caused the car to overturn, police said.<\/p>\n
Today’s deaths are O\u2018ahu’s 43rd and 44th traffic fatalities of 2008 compared to 64 by this day last year.<\/p>\n
Additional Facts<\/p>\n
statewide fatality breakdown
\nAs of today, 104 people have died in traffic accidents this year in Hawai\u2018i as compared to 127 by this date in 2007.<\/p>\n
The updated 2008 island-by-island breakdown as compiled by The Advertiser:<\/p>\n
O\u2018AHU (44) – Vehicle (20 deaths\/19 collisions), pedestrian (13), motorcycle (6), moped (3), bicycle (2). Last fatal: Dec17. This month: 2. Last month: 1.
\nBIG ISLAND (27) – Vehicle (16), motorcycle (8), pedestrian (3). Last fatal: Dec. 13. This month: 2. Last month: 3.
\nMAUI (22) – Vehicle (13 deaths\/12 collisions, includes two on Moloka\u2018i), motorcycle (7), pedestrian (2). Last fatal: Dec. 10. This month: 1. Last month: 4.
\nKAUA\u2018I (11) – Vehicle (10 deaths\/8 collisions), pedestrian (1). Last fatal: Oct. 29. This month: 0. Last month: 0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Honoluluadvertiser.com December 17, 2008 Two killed in collision near Honolulu Airport Advertiser Staff Two men were killed early today when a speeding motorcycle broadsided a car near Honolulu International Airport, according to police vehicular homicide investigators. The horrific impact of the 12:45 a.m. collision at the intersection of Kamehameha Highway and Camp Catlin Road left … <\/p>\n