WAIKIKI, HI – A teenage pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Waikiki Tuesday night, the Honolulu Star-Adviser reports.
Honolulu police said the victim, an 18-year-old male, was attempting to cross outside of a crosswalk on Prince Edward Street at about 9:30 p.m.
He was struck by a vehicle that was going in the wrong direction on the one-way street. The driver left the scene without stopping to help and was last seen making a right turn onto Uluniu Avenue. The driver is now being sought and may have been driving a black multipurpose vehicle, according to investigators.
The victim was transported to an area hospital and was listed in serious condition.
Police have yet to determine whether speed, drugs, or alcohol were contributing factors in the incident.
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