Friday, February 8, 2008

Pedestrian fatality identified as Waianae woman

The city Department of the Medical Examiner has identified Florentina Ganitano, 80, of Wai'anae as the woman who died of injuries Thursday morning after being struck by a car Wednesday evening in Ma'ili.

Ganitano was crossing Farrington Highway near Liliana Street in a crosswalk when a pickup truck hit her about 5:30 p.m.

Speeding and alcohol were not factors, police said.

Ganitano was taken to The Queen's Medical Center. She died there at 12:33 a.m. Thursday, police said.

It was the fourth pedestrian fatality on O'ahu this year.

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