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Tourist run over, killed
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Posted on Sep 20 2004
A Chinese tourist was killed after a car veered off the road and hit her in Chalan Kanoa on Saturday night.
The victim, described as in her mid-30s, sustained serious head injuries from the accident. She was pronounced dead at about 2:15am Monday, becoming the ninth fatality from auto-related accidents this year.
PO2 Eric F. David, Department of Public Safety public information officer, said the victim was walking with her husband along the northbound lane of Beach Road in Chalan Kanoa when the accident happened.
The vehicle involved in the mishap, a 1989 black Volkswagen sedan heading north, reportedly veered off the road and struck the pedestrian.
At 11:51pm, an unidentified man called DPS 911 and reported the accident.
Based on preliminary investigation, alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
“The Traffic Investigation Unit is still finding out what caused the accident,” David said.
He refused to identify the victim until the family has been informed of the incident. The identity of the driver of the vehicle will also not be released until the investigation is complete.
Statistics provided by the DPS Traffic Section indicate that auto-related accidents in the Commonwealth have escalated in the first six months of this year, increasing by 7.43 percent compared with numbers from last year.
A total of 1,662 auto-related crashes were reported between January and June of this year, an increase of 115 cases compared with that of last year, which had 1,547 accidents. The number is on pace to surpass last year’s total of 3,168 cases.
Of the 1,662 incidents, 245 occurred on January, 258 on February, 298 on March, 297 on April, 292 on May, and 272 on June.
Also, a total of 193 DUI offenses were recorded last year, 31 of which involved juveniles below 16 years of age to 20.
