Woman shoots self in leg, crashes car

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An incident where a woman apparently shot herself in the leg and ran off the road at 8:34 p.m. May 31 in the 53-4300 block of Akoni Pule Highway in Kapaau is under investgation.

An incident where a woman apparently shot herself in the leg and ran off the road at 8:34 p.m. May 31 in the 53-4300 block of Akoni Pule Highway in Kapaau is under investgation.

The 39-year-old woman was taken to the North Hawaii Community Hospital after the accident, said Chris Loos, media liason for the police department.

The case is under investigion as reckless endangering, illegal place to keep a pistol, and public accident case. The traffic accident itself also remains under investigation. as well as a traffic accident.