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June 02, 2024

UPDATE:

The victim has been identified as Victoria Grimaldi (39) of Lahaina. The Maui Police Department extends our deepest condolences to Ms. Grimaldi’s family and friends.

ORIGINAL:

On Friday, May 31, 2024, at approximately 7:18 p.m., a motor vehicle collision occurred at Honoapiilani Highway, two feet southwest of Office Road in Kapalua.

Preliminary investigation reveals that a 39-year-old Lahaina female was attempting to retrieve a chicken carcass out of the roadway and walk back to the southbound makai shoulder when she was struck by a white 2014 BMW X5 traveling northeast on Honoapiilani Highway. The operator of the BMW did not stop or render aid to the pedestrian and fled the scene northeastbound on Honoapiilani Highway.

As a result of this collision, the pedestrian sustained critical life-threatening injuries and was transported via medevac to the Maui Memorial Medical Center Emergency Room for treatment, where she later succumbed to her injuries and died. (The victim’s identity is being withheld for 24 hours to allow her family an opportunity to notify their extended family and friends).

At approximately 8:26 p.m., the BMW and its female operator were located at D.T. Fleming Park, at which time damages consistent with striking a pedestrian were observed on the vehicle. The female operator, identified as Ashley Nienaber (34) of Lahaina, was arrested for Collisions Involving Death or Serious Bodily Injury.

Nienaber was later released pending investigation.

Investigation reveals that:

The operator of the BMW self-reported she was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision.

The airbags did not deploy in the vehicle.

The involvement of speed, alcohol, or drugs has yet to be determined as the investigation remains ongoing.

This is Maui County’s sixth traffic fatality of 2024, compared to six at the same time last year.

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