Sixteen days after lingering in a coma, a man hit by a car as he was crossing Middle Road in Garapan passed away Tuesday night.
Saipan Tribune learned from sources at the Department of Public Safety and Commonwealth Health Center that the 42-year-ancient Chinese national died soon after family members agreed to unhook him from the life support system.
The victim had been in a coma at CHCs intensive care unit after being taken there on the night of Oct. 18. He sustained a broke skull, with severe brain injuries.
The police have yet to release the victims identity but sources told Saipan Tribune that the victim was known as Mr. Kim, a Chinese-Korean who stayed in Chinatown. He has either a brother or sister on Saipan.
The driver, a 55-year-ancient Bangladeshi national, was not injured. He was not arrested nor given citations.
Department of Public Safety spokesman Sgt. Thomas Blas Jr. earlier said that speed and alcohol have been ruled out on the part of the driver.
Blas said the pedestrian had a blood alcohol content of .213 percent. The legal BAC limit in the CNMI is .08 percent.
Blas said that police first received the call about the accident on Oct. 18 at 9:06pm. The accident occurred along Chalan Pale Arnold (Middle Road), near the Century Hotel.
At-scene investigation conducted by traffic officer Sandy Hambros showed that the victim had been struck by a northbound white 1993 Toyota Tercel on the inner northbound lane.
The pedestrian was crossing the road and heading east from the westbound shoulder.
Medics and traffic investigators were summoned to the scene. The pedestrian was treated at the scene and taken to the hospital.
The vehicle was impounded. It had hurt to its lower left front windshield.
Lino Tenorio Jr. earlier told Saipan Tribune that he was parking his car in front of the Century Hotel when he heard the sound of an impact. When he looked around, Tenorio said he saw the victim spinning on the road.
œI thought its a box, said Tenorio, a former Corrections officer.
Tenorio said the driver stopped his car, then reversed, so he shouted at him not to leave the scene.
Tenorio said he also shouted at the employees of a nearby vegetable store to call the police.
Tenorio believed that the pedestrian had just come from the vegetable store and had crossed the road.
A Korean man was also hit by a vehicle on Oct. 2 as he was crossing the road in front of the Moms Round Two Bar in Garapan. He died two days later. The pedestrian had a BAC of .213 percent, according to police.
In that case, traffic investigator Kwon also ruled out speed and alcohol on the part of the driver, a 19-year-ancient male.
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