Medical ailment may have caused traffic fatality

A 52-year-old Honolulu man who died after his car hit an oncoming car on South King Street in Moiliili Friday might have had a medical condition, police said.

The Honolulu Medical Examiner's office identified the man as Mark Sasaki. An autopsy will be conducted tomorrow.

Police said Sasaki was driving a 1989 blue Mistubishi four-door in the Diamond Head-bound lane near Kahoaloha Lane when he crossed the center line and sideswiped an oncoming 1994 Toyota Celica about 1:40 p.m. Friday.

Sasaki's car then hit a median traffic sign and continued in the wrong direction of the town-bound lanes before coming to a rest.

Sasaki was taken to the Queen's Medical Center in critical condition and died at 2:30 p.m.

A Honolulu woman, 27, who also was riding in the car, and two people in the Celica were not seriously injured.

Man admits injuring baby on 2 occasions

Police arrested a 27-year-old man Thursday for allegedly assaulting a 9-month-old boy from Ewa Beach.

Police said the baby's parents took him to a hospital Feb. 6 after he suffered a seizure. Police said that tests showed he had five healing fractures, bleeding on the brain and multiple retinal hemorrhaging.

The suspect confessed to two separate occasions of physical assault to the child, which resulted in injuries, police said.

The man, who is not the child's father, was arrested on two counts of second-degree assault.

He was later released pending further investigation.

Firefighters tow boat stranded off shore

Honolulu firefighters rescued a boat stranded about 3 miles off shore of Yokohama Bay yesterday afternoon.

A fire helicopter responded to the call about 4:25 p.m. and spotted the boater near Lahilahi Point, said Honolulu Fire Capt. Robert Main.

Firefighters said the boat was a 12-foot Livingston. Main said he didn't have information on the number of people on board or why the boat became stranded.

A fire rescue boat towed the vessel back to shore about 6:30 p.m. No one was injured, Main said.

Suspect tries to throw woman off balcony

A 23-year-old man was arrested for attempted murder after he allegedly tried to throw his girlfriend off the balcony of their Waikiki apartment late Friday night, police said.

The Waikiki man was arrested at 11 p.m. Friday at his Canal House apartment on Ala Wai Boulevard. He is accused of beating his 25-year-old girlfriend then trying to throw her off the lanai of the apartment.

The woman managed to escape and got help from a neighbor, who called police at 10:15 p.m. She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of her injuries.

Beer bottle broken over man's head in fight

A 25-year-old Waimanalo man smashed a beer bottle over the head of another man at a Kailua liquor store and was arrested on assault charges early yesterday, police said.

The suspect and the victim had been arguing before the attack. The victim, 22, was cut by the broken bottle and treated by emergency medical personnel before being released.

The suspect was arrested shortly after midnight on Hamakua Drive and charged with assault in the second degree.

Ewa Beach house fire was intentionally set

Investigators suspect a fire at an Ewa Beach house Thursday afternoon was arson.

Firefighters were called to the scene at 5:06 p.m. Thursday. Investigators concluded that the blaze was intentionally set and the case was turned over to police, Fire Capt. Robert Main said yesterday.

There are no suspects yet in the case. Damage is estimated at $65,000.