HONOLULU (Island News) – An 84-year-old woman was killed when her vehicle fell approximately five stories from a private condominium parking structure in Honolulu on October 9.
The Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as Sandra Sato of San Jose, California. The cause and manner of her death are currently pending, officials said.
The incident occurred around 2:41 p.m. when Sato was driving northbound on the fifth floor of a parking structure located on Bishop St. Authorities reported that her vehicle struck a wall, breaching a retaining barrier, and subsequently fell onto S. Hotel St., landing on its roof.
Sato was pronounced dead at the scene. This marks the fourth non-traffic fatality on Oahu this year. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
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