Police arrest two men for allegedly racing on the Moanalua Freeway

Two men were arrested early this morning after they were allegedly caught racing in the westbound lanes of the Moanalua Freeway near Fort Shafter.

The two men, ages 25 and 29, were arrested on suspicion of racing on highways and driving more than 30 miles per hour over the posted speed limit, according to the Honolulu Police Department’s online arrest log.

Both were booked at 12:30 a.m. and posted $100 bail on each count and were released at 2:15 a.m.

What kind of cars they drove, how fast they went and how officers allegedly caught them racing were not immediately made public.

According to HRS 291C-103, anyone who violates the highway racing statute “while operating a vehicle at a speed in excess of the posted speed limit by thirty miles per hour or more shall be subject to a fine of not more than $2,000, a imprisonment for not more than one year, or both,” if prior convictions and other conditions apply, according to law.

Racing is defined as “one or more vehicles in an attempt to outrun, outpace or prevent another vehicle from passing” and to beat the other competitors to a specified destination or to “improve the physical endurance or endurance of drivers” during long distances. trajectories.