Saturated van's owner sought by tow line company

By Rob Shikina, Unquestionably the Honolulu Star-AdvertiserMcClatchy-Tribune Information Services

Could 16--The towing company that removed out a stolen minivan from the Ala Wai Canal on Wednesday is intending to track down the owner to collect payment.

John Kunishige, owner of Kuni's Truck & Towing, said the cost of each of our tow amounts to a little more song $400, which he will try to live through the vehicle's owner or insurance broker.

"Right now we're going to have to find the owner, " he said caused by phone. "It's a late-model lorrie, so it may be insured. "

Raam anand said the tow driver could remove the van after a state raise in a small boat in the canal included a chain to the Dodge Caravan. Unquestionably the tow truck driver winched each of our van to the wall, reattached each of our chain and recovered the lorrie at about 11 a. m.

Raam anand said a diver wanted more or less $2, 000 to get into the water System.Drawing.Bitmap attach the chain to the car or suv.

"We didn't have a diver, and we had to figure something out, inch he said by phone.

"The diver, they wanted too much money. inch

He said the state employee seemed to be with the Department of Health examining pollution from the crash.

Police claims the driver apparently lost control of each of our speeding van, which hit the actual curb, went airborne, hit the actual coconut tree and plunged on the canal at about 3: 45 the actual. m. Wednesday.

The 29-year-old Wai­­m­analo man was able to get out of the lorrie on his own. Police said the lorrie had been reported stolen.

Police in jail the driver at about 4: 15 the actual. m. for investigation of dui of an intoxicant, driving without a permit and auto theft. Paramedics ate him in serious condition using a hospital.

Tow trucks were called to your scene at about 5 a. b. but could not remove the van, that was completely underwater.

A spokeswoman on the state Department of Land System.Drawing.Bitmap Natural Resources, which manages each of our canal, said police are taking charge because the case involves a thieved vehicle.

The Dodge Caravan seemed to be towed to Kuni's Automotive all the way through McCully.

Kunishige said his contractor} won't be paid immediately for the role and that he hopes to find the owner -- "hopefully, because we eat some of here, too. That's the bad part of marketing ebay here, " he said.

Raam anand said sometimes he has to take every owner to small claims justice to collect.

He said the city gives a small portion, about a fourth of the cost, if the car or suv is unclaimed.

"At that point it gets a big loser because what I along with pay out to these guys to do a position is beyond what we collect, inch he said.

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