Hit-and-run driver arrested for Maui crash

KIHEI, Hawaii (KHON2) — A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide for a crash that killed a woman in Kihei on Thursday.

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Sixty-four-year-old Irene Kauffold was on the sidewalk when a vehicle turned out of a parking lot, climbed the curb onto the sidewalk and collided into her.

She died at the hospital from critical injuries due to the collision.


Maui police looking for hit-and-run driver who killed woman

Through investigation, MPD was able to locate and arrest the suspect on Friday evening.

The man was also operating a vehicle after his license had been suspended or revoked for driving under the influence of an intoxicant, he also had four unrelated outstanding warrants.

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He remains in custody, as of Saturday afternoon.