On Friday, the driver accused in the 2023 hit-and-run that killed McKinley High student Sara Yara pleaded no contest in Honolulu District Court. Mitchel Miyashiro, 48, entered no-contest pleas to first-degree negligent homicide and several related collision counts, and a judge set sentencing for Oct. 1, 2026. The plea brings the criminal case into its final phase, leaving Yara’s family and safety advocates focused on what is expected to be a high-stakes sentencing hearing.
Plea details and prosecutor response
As reported by Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Miyashiro pleaded no contest to first-degree negligent homicide, collisions involving death or serious bodily injury, collisions involving bodily injury and driving without a license. Prosecutors say he…..