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MAUI MAN ARRESTED FOR NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE OF A BICYCLIST LAST APRIL 2014







MAUI MAN ARRESTED FOR NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE OF A BICYCLIST LAST APRIL 2014




January 23, 2014




A Maui man was arrested Friday morning for negligent homicide in connection with a deadly crash that occurred last April.




On Saturday, April 12, 2014, police say Michael Angelo Cattaneo, 29, of Kula, was driving a pickup truck north-bound on Piilani Highway when he drifted into the bicycle lane and struck Karl Hagen, 61, of Wailea.




It happened at around 1:12 p.m. nearly a mile north of Kanani Road.




Hagen was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center where he died from his injuries.



Cattaneo was arrested on a warrant following an indictment of the following charges: two counts of first-degree negligent homicide, operating a vehicle under the influence (of drugs) and no no-fault insurance. His bail was set at $100,000.




According to Sgt. Williams Hankins of the Maui Police Department’s Vehicle Homicide Section, Cattaneo’s arrest was the result of hundreds of hours spent reconstructing the crash by highly trained investigators.




“Families of crash victims who are killed or seriously injured deserve justice,” he said. “It is the goal of the Maui Police Department Vehicle Homicide Section to thoroughly investigate these crashes and work with the prosecutor’s office to hold those responsible for their actions. We owe it to the victim and their family members to help bring closure from these avoidable crashes.”




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FATAL CRASH ON PIILANI HIGHWAY, WHERE TRUCK KILLS BICYCLIST IN THE BICYCLE LANE




April 12, 2014




There was a fatal crash that happened on Piilani Highway around 2 p.m. Saturday.



Investigators say a 28-year-old male from Kula was traveling North Bound in a pickup truck when he drifted into the bicycle lane and struck a bicyclist.




The bicyclist has been identified as 61-year-old Karl Hagen of Kihei.




Hagen was transported to the Maui Memorial Medical Center Emergency Room where he expired as a result of his injuries.




It’s unknown at this time if speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.