Traffic investigators examining fatality case

Highway Patrol Division officers confirm they've identified the driver of the pickup truck as 52-year-old Timothy Achanto of Tamuning. Anchanto was traveling north when he collided with a Toyota Tacoma.

January 13, 2011Updated: January 13, 2011
KUAM NewsBy KUAM News

by Mindy Aguon

Guam - Traffic investigators continue to investigate the year's first traffic fatalities.  Highway Patrol Division officers confirm they've identified the driver of the pickup truck as 52-year-old Timothy Achanto of Tamuning. Anchanto was traveling north when he collided with a Toyota Tacoma.

58-year-old Toma Kapua and 37-year-old Murphy Sewell both died from head injuries they sustained when they were thrown from the back of the pickup truck.  Police say they continue to conduct interviews as they try to determine if speed or alcohol were factors in the crash.