Woman killed in Christmas Eve crash on Kauai identified Wilcox Memorial Hospital (File Image) (Source: HNN File) By HNN Staff | December 28, 2020 at 3:34 PM HST - Updated December 28 at 4:13 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The woman killed in a Christmas Eve crash on Kauai has been identified.
Police named her as 49-year-old Eugenia Villanueva of Hanamaulu.
KPD says she was killed Thursday afternoon in an area known as Knudsen Gap, east of the Maluhia Road junction.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2011 Toyota Tacoma driven by a 31-year-old Lawai man was heading west when he veered into the shoulder lane.
The driver then drifted back into the westbound lane moments before crossing over the center line. Thatâs when he hit an oncoming 2018 Nissan sedan, being driven by a 19-year-old man.