Lopez was taken to the Queen's Medical Center, where he died. Lopez was an infantryman assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, 3rd Brigade at Schofield Barracks. Police said Lopez was wearing a seat belt, but the air bags in his car did not deploy because the crash impact was from the side.
Police believe speed was a factor in the crash.
Ka Na'auao Public Charter School filed the suit last week in Circuit Court, claiming a 60-day period to review its application passed without questions being raised, so the school is entitled to a charter. The complaint names Gov. Ben Cayetano, School Superintendent Paul LeMahieu and the Board of Education as defendants. According to the lawsuit, the Board of Education has 60 days to review an implementation plan and must grant the charter unless the board finds that it conflicts with state law. The school says it filed its implementation plan on Nov. 16, and the 60-day review period expired on Jan. 15. But a March 1 letter from Cayetano maintains that the 60-day period refers to 60 working days, meaning a Feb. 12 response to the plan from the Department of Education met the deadline.