HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Drivers are being urged to wear their seat belts after car crashes that took the lives of two women and nearly killed another.

None of them were buckled up during the incidents on Oahu and Maui over the past week.

Kyra Anne Tyquiengco, 29, was killed on the H-3 Freeway Thursday evening, after a 19-year-old driver rear-ended her.

Tyquiengco became Oahu’s 75th traffic death of the year, compared to 43 at the same time last year. She was not wearing a seat belt during the time of the collision.

“It’s unfortunate, especially this time of year. It happens, but it doesn’t have to happen as long as you take the proper safety precautions. Cars nowadays have tremendous safety features that are built in, but they don’t work if you don’t use them,” retired Maui Police

See Full Page