Marine, 20, dies after accident

A 20-year-old Kaneohe Marine died Saturday from injuries he received a day earlier when the car in which he was riding rear-ended a Coca-Cola delivery truck just before the entrance of the H-3 tunnel.

The medical examiner identified the victim as Derek Box. He was a lance corporal assigned to the Headquarters Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, according to the Marines.

Box was a front-seat passenger in a 2002 Dodge sedan that was traveling east on the H-3 freeway when the vehicle hit the truck, driven by a 33-year-old man.

Both vehicles were in the right lane. Police said the sedan was driven by a 19-year-old man, also from Kaneohe, who apparently was distracted and ran into the truck.

Box was taken in critical condition to the Queen's Medical Center after the 4:45 a.m. accident Friday. He died the next afternoon at the hospital.

Officials need good Samaritan's help

University of Hawaii and police officials are hoping the “;good Samaritan”; who came to the aid of a female student being accosted near the UH law school on Dole Street early Sunday will help with the ongoing investigation.

University officials said the person intervened, enabling the victim to flee.

University officials issued a campuswide alert yesterday, describing the assailant as a man in his mid-20s, muscular in build, 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 220 pounds. He was described as having a scruffy, short beard and short brown hair. The suspect was last seen wearing a black, short-sleeved T-shirt, with a “;high light”; logo on the front, and jeans.

University students on the Manoa campus are in the last week of final exams, with commencement exercises planned for Saturday.

Anyone having any knowledge of this incident is asked to call campus security at 956-6911 or HPD at 911.

3 in Kona robbery attempt hunted

Big Island police are investigating an attempted robbery Sunday in Kona.

At about 11:55 p.m. Sunday a 43-year-old Kailua-Kona man was confronted by three males in a parking lot in downtown Kailua-Kona. The victim was struck on his head three or four times by one of the males, who used an unknown metal object, and then was pushed to the ground.

The males attempted to search the victim's pockets but were unable to take his wallet.

The suspects were last seen fleeing on foot toward Kuakini Highway. The victim suffered cuts to his head and a swollen cheek but refused medical treatment. Detectives are continuing the investigation.

Police ask that anyone with information call the Police Department's nonemergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call CrimeStoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.

Mo-ped driver dies of crash injuries

A 32-year-old man died yesterday from injuries he received Saturday after crashing a mo-ped into a car on Kahekili Highway in Ahuimanu.

The mo-ped driver was traveling south on Kahekili Highway near Ahuimanu Road at 3:30 p.m. Saturday when he attempted to make a U-turn but hit a car going in the opposite direction, according to police. He was thrown from the mo-ped, police said.

The man was taken in critical condition to the Queen's Medical Center, where he died yesterday morning.

The 32-year-old female driver of the car and her 15-year-old passenger were not hurt.

The mo-ped rider was not wearing a helmet.

Big Isle police seek traffic sign culprits

Big Island police are asking for the public's help in finding the culprits who have damaged and stolen traffic signs at the end of South Kulani Road near the entrances near the Hawaiian Acres and Fern Acres subdivisions.

This has been an ongoing problem in both subdivisions, police said.

Police ask that anyone with information call the Police Department's nonemergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call CrimeStoppers at 961-8300.