NANAKULI, Hawaii (KHON2) — Community members are hoping to raise awareness against speeding and drunk driving as Hawaii wraps up a deadly year on the roadways.
A sign-waving event was held on Oahu’s west side on Wednesday, Dec. 10 — nearly 10 years since Ed Werner’s 19-year-old son, Kaulana, was hit and killed by a drunk driver along Farrington Highway.
Remembering 19-year-old Kaulana Werner 8 years later
The emotions come flooding back with each new traffic death that involves intoxication.
“When we see something happen when somebody gets killed, or somebody driving drunk, it brings the memory back like it was yesterday,” Werner said. “If you’re going to party, get a plan, get a designated driver. That’s all we ask.”…