The Honolulu District Attorney’s Office has charged a 20-year-old man with second-degree manslaughter after allegedly killing two bicyclists by hitting them with his car, the attorney’s office announced today.
Jonah Moya was driving his car when he allegedly struck and killed Naomi Meyer, 62, and James Rowland, 75, in a crosswalk near the intersection of Fort Weaver Road and Iroquois Road.
Moya allegedly crossed the center line to get into the oncoming lanes, hit a “Bike Path” sign, crashed into a traffic light post, and then collided with Meyer and Rowland.
“The law defines Ms. Meyer and Mr. Rowland as vulnerable users because they were in a marked crosswalk, and a driver can be charged with second-degree murder if they cause the death of a vulnerable user,” said Honolulu District Attorney Steve Alm.
It’s a class C misdemeanor.
According to Honolulu police, there have been five fatal bicycle crashes on Oahu so far this year.
The Public Prosecution Service “calls on everyone to be careful and share the road.”
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