LIHU‘E — The driver of a white pick-up truck involved in a fatal crash last week was arrested Wednesday, officials reported.
LIHU‘E — The driver of a white pick-up truck involved in a fatal crash last week was arrested Wednesday, officials reported.
Anahola resident Thomas Castro, 47, was charged after turning himself into the Kaua‘i Police Department.
Police report that Castro was traveling southbound in a white Chevrolet pickup truck when he struck another truck that was turning in the vicinity of state mile marker 15 on April 15.
That collision caused the second pickup to collide with a northbound Ford MPVH. After the initial collision, Castro’s vehicle continued onto the shoulder, striking an additional vehicle.
Following the traffic collision, the driver and passenger of the black Ford MPVH were transported to Wilcox Hospital. The passenger succumbed to her injuries the following day.
Castro was charged with negligent homicide in the second degree, negligent injury in the first degree, negligent injury in the second degree, collisions involving death or bodily injury, and inattention to driving.
