Honolulu,HI : Trial set in Kona crash that killed 2 persons on may, tuesday 9th 2017

Rebecca Rae Vetter of Brandon, Miss., pleaded not guilty Tuesday to two counts of first-degree negligent homicide for the 2015 crash that killed 47-year-old Rick Dupont of Kailua-Kona and 47-year-old Sean Henshaw of Ocean View. Kona Circuit Judge Melvin Fujino ordered Vetter to appear for trial at 9 a.m.

Vetter, who lived in Honolulu at the time of the collision, was indicted April 4 by a Kona grand jury. The indictment accused Vetter of driving “while under the influence of any drug that impaired her ability to operate the vehicle in a careful and prudent manner.” The document didn’t specify what drug or drugs Vetter had allegedly taken prior to the crash.

First-degree negligent homicide is a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment.

According to police, at about 7:30 p.m. May 9, 2015, Vetter was driving a 2014 Nissan Altima south on Queen Kaahumanu Highway near the 94-mile marker, when her car crossed left of center and side-swiped a northbound 2010 Ford Fusion, then collided head-on with a 2013 Honda CRF 250L motorcycle, also heading north.

Dupont, the motorcycle’s operator, and Henshaw, a passenger, were thrown from the motorcycle upon impact.

Both men were taken to Kona Community Hospital, where Dupont was pronounced dead at 11:55 p.m. and Henshaw was pronounced dead a minute later.

The driver of the Ford, a then-60-year-old Waimea woman, refused treatment and was released by medics at the scene.

As of Wednesday, Vetter remained in custody at Hawaii Community Correctional Center in lieu of $10,000 bail.




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Trial set in Kona crash that killed 2 persons