Woman lying in road critically hurt in hit-and-run collision in Halawa

A woman who was lying in a Halawa road was critically injured when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver before dawn today, police said.

At about 5:25 a.m., a motorist driving north on Halawa Heights Road hit the unidentified woman who was lying in the middle of the road, according to the Honolulu Police Department’s Traffic Division. The motorist fled north on Halawa Heights Road without stopping to render aid or provide information, police said.

Honolulu Emergency Medical Services personnel treated the woman and took her to an emergency room in critical condition. EMS estimated that the victim was in her 40s.

Police said speed does not appear to be a factor in the collision, which remains under investigation.