LIHUE — Legislation enforcement officers have arrested the person concerned within the hit-and-run incident that occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 12, that left a pedestrian in crucial situation.
On Thursday, Feb. 13, officers from the Kauai Police Division (KPD) positioned an unattended car that’s believed to be related to the hit-and-run incident that occurred on Nawiliwili Highway.
Later that night time at roughly 8:30 p.m., KPD officers positioned and apprehended the driving force of the car and recognized him as 54-year-old Salvin Hilario.
Hilario, who’s now in custody on the KPD cell block, was arrested on felony prices of: Negligent Harm within the First Diploma, Leaving the Scene of a Collision with Severe Bodily Harm, Driving With out a Legitimate Driver’s License, Reckless Driving, and Inattention to Driving.
The pedestrian he struck on Wednesday night time stays within the hospital in crucial situation.
Hilario is famous as not having a everlasting handle; nonetheless, he possesses a traffic-related legal report that extends again eight years.
Up to now 12 months, Hilario has been arrested on 4 separate events for traffic-related violations.
Hilario was arrested on Jan. 9, 2024, for Driving With out a Legitimate Driver’s License and for Driving With No Car Insurance coverage. The case was dismissed with prejudice precisely a 12 months in the past on Feb. 14, 2024, and he was ordered to pay a $30 Crime Sufferer Payment.
He was later arrested on April 17, 2024, for Driving With out A Legitimate Driver’s License and is due in courtroom subsequent month on that case.
He was then arrested on July 4, 2024, for Driving With out A Legitimate Driver’s License and for Driving With No Car Insurance coverage. A driver’s license stopper was activated throughout that case, stopping Hilario from getting or renewing his driver’s license. He was scheduled to seem in courtroom on Friday, February 14, on that case.
Hilario was then arrested once more final month, on Jan. 21, for Driving With out A Legitimate License and for Driving With No Car Insurance coverage. He’s due in courtroom subsequent week on that case.
His newest arrest this previous Thursday, marked his fifth traffic-related arrest within the final 14 months.
Hilario confronted a choose yesterday on Friday, Feb. 14. The choose set Hilario’s bail at $250, and is due again in courtroom in Could.
