On October 16, 2007, at about 1:15 a.m., Karamatsu lost control of his vehicle and struck a concrete pillar while travelling west-bound on the Moanalua Freeway. Karamatsu failed a police sobriety test and was found to have a blood alcohol content of .171 - more than twice the legal limit of .08. Karamatsu had previously been cited by law enforcement for speeding violations.[2]
As a result of the October 2007 incident, Karamatsu stepped down from his position as Vice Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives.
In November 2008, it was announced that Karamatsu would serve as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee.[3]
In 2010, instead of running for re-election in his house seat, Karamatsu decided to run for lieutenant governor.[2] However, in the primary election, he came in at sixth place.[2]
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karamatsu, riki, karamatsu, former, democratic, member, hawaii, house, representatives, representing, state, 41st, district, from, 2002, 2011, member, hawaii, house, representatives, from, 41st, districtin, office, 2002, 2011personal, detailsborn, 1974, decemb. Jon Riki Karamatsu is a former Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives representing the state s 41st district from 2002 to 2011 1 Jon KaramatsuMember of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 41st districtIn office 2002 2011Personal detailsBorn 1974 12 21 December 21 1974 age 49 Honolulu HawaiiPolitical partyDemocraticResidenceWaipahu HawaiiAlma materUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa Gonzaga UniversityProfessionattorney On October 16 2007 at about 1 15 a m Karamatsu lost control of his vehicle and struck a concrete pillar while travelling west bound on the Moanalua Freeway Karamatsu failed a police sobriety test and was found to have a blood alcohol content of 171 more than twice the legal limit of 08 Karamatsu had previously been cited by law enforcement for speeding violations 2 As a result of the October 2007 incident Karamatsu stepped down from his position as Vice Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives In November 2008 it was announced that Karamatsu would serve as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee 3 In 2010 instead of running for re election in his house seat Karamatsu decided to run for lieutenant governor 2 However in the primary election he came in at sixth place 2 References edit Jon Riki Karamatsu a b c Hawaii lawmaker apologizes for DUI Archived from the original on 2008 09 05 Retrieved 2008 11 09 http kgmb9 com main content view 11432 76 permanent dead link External links editHawaii House of Representatives Jon Karamatsu official government website Project Vote Smart Representative Jon Karamatsu HI profile Follow the Money Jon Karamatsu 2006 2004 2002 campaign contributions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jon Karamatsu amp oldid 1211159565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
