Automobile Accidents | InjuryBoard Honolulu

On August 6, 2008, Hawaii relived a tragic day in 2006 at the sentencing of John Szemkow, who drove his car in the wrong direction into oncoming traffic on Kunia road in April 2006. One of the...

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The roads on the north shore of Oahu continue to be the site of major car collisions and serious injuries in Hawaii. On August 1st 2008 Terry Selig was critically injured at about 7:30 in the...

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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) explains severe pain that a doctor often cannot explain.

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Tire tread separation cause many SUV rollovers

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A motorcyle carrying a driver and passenger collided with a Toyota Corolla on Farrington Highway in Waipahu, Honolulu. The accident happened Friday April 27th. All three of the people involved in the motorcyle-car accident are from Waipahu. According to police, the crash happened at 11:27 p.m., 216 feet west of Awamoku Street, when an eastbound yellow 2002 Suzuki motorcycle driven by a...

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A 34-year-old man driving a Jeep on Mauna Kea Access Road in Hilo went off the road, down an embankment and flipped over. The driver was killed. The driver's 31-year-old wife was taken to the Queen's Medical Center to be treated for her injuries. A 33-year-old woman from Japan also died. Police are withholding her name pending positive identification and notification of her next of kin....

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Two women died in the car crash along Kalaniana'ole Highway Saturday night. Michelle Benevedes, age 39, and Racquel Akau, age 38, were turning from Inoa'ole Street in a 1990 Honda Accord when they were hit by a 1997 Ford Explorer SUV. Both women, who were cousins, died at the scene. The SUV had two 17-year-olds in it. Both tried to flee from police following the accident. One was...

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Your family is shocked by the sudden death of a loved one. The cause of death involves an automobile, truck, bus or other motor vehicle. As you attempt to recover emotionally from the tragedy, precious time is passing that may allow the the party responsible to escape from responsibility for what they did to your family. The evidence is slipping away and sometimes the guilty party is actively...

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Did you know that your auto insurance policy provides medical coverage for injuries that you suffer in an auto collison or auto accident? This very important part of your insurance policy is relatively unexpensive and the basic "minimum" is not adequate to cover your medical bills in the event of a serious injury. Personal Injury coverage, often referred to as Personal Injury Protection (PIP),...

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You are injured by the negligence of someone else and you wonder what is a fair settlement. How do you find out? If you have an attorney representing you, how can you know if he or she is correct in their assessment of the value of your case? First let us look at what you can recover in an injury case. First, you can recover for your out of pocket losses: lost wages, medical expenses, property...

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Personal Injury Protection? PIP? What is it? What should I do?In Hawaii we have an "insurance commission" and they tell us that "PIP" means "personal injury protection". When you buy auto inurance you have a choice about your PIP coverage. Your insurance agent will probably tell you to buy a minimum amount and save money. You want to keep your car insurance at a minimum of course. But what is...

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Speed and alcohol combine annually to add to Hawaii's unfortunate statistics for motor vehicle wrongful death cases. The police always conduct very thorough investigations following a motor vehicle death in order to determine if any criminal charges should be filed. That can make it difficult to find out what happened becaues the police investigation is confidential and you can't get the...

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Automobile insurance medical coverage (personal injury protection or PIP) is the beast way to protect yourself and you family from huge medical bills if an uninsured driver crashes into your car, and it is very inexpensive.Do you have adequate medical protection in your auto insurance policy? What if an uninsured driver collides with your car and puts you or a family member in the hospital? Who...

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A car accident on the Pali highway closed Kailua-bound lanes for almost eight hours yesterday. Terrence Lee was driving his 2004 Nissan 250z at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the car, skidded into an embankment and tumbled into a 40-foot ravine. Traffic was stopped from around 2:00 AM to 9:30 AM, and police say there is evidence alcohol was involved. Witnesses claim Lee was...

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