A preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for the 30-year-old Kailua-Kona man charged with alcohol- and drug-related offenses following an alleged hit-and-run in Kailua Village that injured a 13-year-old girl. ADVERTISING A preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for the 30-year-old Kailua-Kona
A preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for the 30-year-old Kailua-Kona man charged with alcohol- and drug-related offenses following an alleged hit-and-run in Kailua Village that injured a 13-year-old girl.
Matthew Allen Marso is slated to appear for his preliminary hearing Friday afternoon in Kona District Court before Judge Michael Udovic. Marso had been ordered to appear for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, however, he was not transported from Hawaii Community Correctional Center to the courthouse that day, according to court records.
Bails remains set at $3,025, according to court records.
Marso is charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant, second-degree negligent injury, failure to have motor vehicle insurance, driving without a license, third-degree promoting a detrimental drug, and leaving the scene of an accident involving bodily injury in connection with the Saturday afternoon incident, according to court records.
The Nissan SUV Marso was driving Saturday afternoon jumped a curb near the intersection of Hualalai Road and Alii Drive, striking the girl, according to police and witness accounts. The girl, who was from Plano, Texas, was treated and released the same day. Witnesses say Marso was trying to leave the scene when Kailua-Kona gallery owner Joshua Lambus rode up on a skateboard, yanked open the door of the SUV and held Marso until police arrived.
Lambus had followed behind the SUV north on Alii Drive from Magic Sands, saying the vehicle was swerving and narrowly missing pedestrians and a bicyclist. Lambus stayed behind the vehicle until he reached his shop along Alii Drive and switched the car for a skateboard to continue the pursuit. He arrived on scene just as the girl was hit.
