New charge in
fatal water crash
HONOLULU (AP) — The girlfriend of an Australian tourist charged in a personal watercraft collision that killed a California teen was charged with hindering prosecution of her boyfriend.
Natasha Ryan, 21, of Brisbane, Australia, turned herself in on Friday and was released on $500 bail.
Police said she misled investigators who were looking into what led to the Aug. 5 crash at Keehi Lagoon.
Her boyfriend, Tyson Dagley, was arrested and charged with third-degree negligent homicide last week in the death of Kristen Fonseca, 16, of Vacaville, Calif.
Investigators said Dagley was standing on his rented watercraft before it hit Fonseca’s watercraft from behind. They said he was looking at his girlfriend, who was taking video and photos, and didn’t pay attention to where he was going.
A police report said Ryan told investigators Dagley was sitting down and looking straight ahead before the collision, and that she didn’t see the collision.
However, a forensic computer examiner recovered two deleted videos from the memory stick in Ryan’s camera which showed the crash. The report said that in the video, Dagley appears to be standing on the watercraft.
Ryan faces up to a year in prison if convicted of the misdemeanor. She’s scheduled to appear in Honolulu District Court on Sept. 7.
Father honored by White House
HONOLULU (AP) — A Waianae father of 11 has been honored by the White House for his work as a parent-teacher association leader in his community.
The White House says Calvin Endo was one of 12 people nationwide honored Friday as “Champions of Change” for their PTA work.
The father of five girls and six boys retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard after 32 years of civil service and three years in the U.S. Army.
After retirement, he became Waianae High School’s parent and community representative. He’s also education chairman for the Waianae Neighborhood Board.
