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Manslaughter charges for deaths of 3 Honolulu pedestrians

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press | Friday, February 1, 2019, 12:05 a.m.

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Alins Sumang stands next to Deputy Public Defender Sarah Nishioka in court Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Honolulu. Prosecutors say Sumang recklessly caused the deaths of Casimir Pokorny of Pennsylvania, Reino Ikeda of Japan and William Lau of Honolulu. Police say speed and alcohol appeared to factors in Monday's crash. Police Chief Susan Ballard says it's one of Honolulu's deadliest pedestrian crashes. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher). ▲
Standing handcuffed and surrounded by deputy sheriffs, Alins Sumang stands next to Deputy Public Defender Sarah Nishioka in court Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Honolulu. Prosecutors say Sumang recklessly caused the deaths of Casimir Pokorny of Pennsylvania, Reino Ikeda of Japan and William Lau of Honolulu. Police say speed and alcohol appeared to factors in Monday's crash. Police Chief Susan Ballard says it's one of Honolulu's deadliest pedestrian crashes. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher). ▲
This undated booking photo provided by Hawaii Department of Public Safety shows Alins Sumang. Sumang, a suspected drunken driver police say plowed into a crowded Honolulu intersection and killed three people, has been charged with manslaughter. Sumang didn't speak during a brief court appearance Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. He's being held on $1 million bail. (Hawaii Department of Public Safety via AP) ▲
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HONOLULU — There was a half-empty bottle of vodka inside the pickup truck a suspected drunken driver plowed into a crowded Honolulu intersection, killing three people, according to a police statement filed in court Thursday.

Alins Sumang, charged with three counts of manslaughter, didn’t speak during a brief court appearance, where he stood handcuffed and surrounded by deputy sheriffs.

An officer responding to Monday evening’s crash near popular Ala Moana Beach Park found the bottle of Absolut vodka in the front passenger floorboard, according to a probable cause document.

Sumang, 27, was belligerent, spoke with slurred speech and cursed at emergency workers, the statement said.

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