HONOLULU (AP) — Six people were hospitalized after a head-on crash on Farrington Highway on Saturday morning that was caused when a driver of an SUV fell asleep at the wheel, police said. HONOLULU (AP) — Six people were hospitalized
HONOLULU (AP) — Six people were hospitalized after a head-on crash on Farrington Highway on Saturday morning that was caused when a driver of an SUV fell asleep at the wheel, police said.
An 18-year-old woman told officers that she fell asleep at the wheel and crossed the center line around 9:20 a.m., Honolulu police Lt. Robert Towne said. Her SUV collided with a compact sedan heading in the opposite direction, Towne said.
The male driver of the sedan, 22, was hospitalized in critical condition, he said.
The driver of the SUV was taken to the hospital in serious condition, as was a male passenger, 16, in the sedan and three other females in the SUV, ages 12, 5 and 2, officials said.
Authorities have not released the names of any of the injured. There were no obvious signs that alcohol was a factor in the crash, Towne said. After the crash, members of a family, who were irate, arrived at the scene and were arrested. Police did not say how many people were arrested. Their names were not released.
Lanes on the highway were closed for several hours while police investigated the crash.
