HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Hawaii Supreme Court has cleared the way for a criminal trial against Honolulu police officers connected to a 2021 chase and crash in Makaha that critically injured six people, including a teenager who was paralyzed from the waist down.
The court’s opinion rejected the officers’ request to dismiss the charges on a technicality.
How the crash happened
On Sept. 12, 2021, a white Honda carrying six people rolled in a Makaha field and slammed into a wall. All six suffered critical injuries.
Witnesses said the sedan was being chased by an unmarked, subsidized HPD vehicle and two marked patrol cars all running without lights or sirens…