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A teenage motorist convicted of causing a freeway collision that killed two members of Tonga's royal family and their driver was sentenced to two years in county jail on Friday. He was head of a national committee studying democratic reforms for the kingdom. Tu'ipelehake, a nephew of 88-year-old King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, was the leading reformist in the royal family. Delgado, who was not hurt in the crash, did not dispute that she had sideswiped the vehicle. Prince. He has covered two San Francisco mayors, city and statewide political campaigns, and the intersection of professional sports and public policy. Abdullah of Pahang is the second most distinguished royal overall. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, TONGA - Royal Ark. Tongan King Tupou IV dies at 88 King Taufa'ahau had been suffering from an unspecified illness The people of Tonga have been plunged into mourning following the death of 88-year-old King. A Tongan prince and princess have been killed in a car crash in San Francisco, local media have reported. She is in the line of succession to the Tongan throne. "He is one individual that would give an honest report, I would say, an honest survey, to the king himself and to the royal family," Mahu'inga said. ** Mandatory credit for photographer and the San Francisco Chronicle/ -Mags out, Authorities investigate the scene of a fatal vehicle wreck, Wednesday, July 5, 2006, on U.S. Highway 101 in Menlo Park, Calif. Two royal family members from the South Pacific island nation of Tonga were killed when a teenager racing her car crashed into their sport utility vehicle, authorities said. It comes after an Australian tabloid published claims that the late Tongan . Prince Tu'ipelehake, hailed as the "People's Prince" for his political reform efforts, was visiting Tongan expatriates to gauge public opinion on the nation's political system when he was killed. The prince and princess were killed Wednesday along with the driver of the sport utility vehicle in which they were riding, Vinisia Hefa, 36, when a teenager racing her car crashed into their SUV, authorities said. With the killings of the royal family, chess pieces started to move, but it took a while before the moves concluded. She is scheduled to surrender Sept. 1 to serve the remainder of her sentence. San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault confirmed that two members of Tongas royal family had died in the crash. Delgado has already served about a year in jail as she awaited trial and is now free on bail. She was educated at Queen Salote College (Kolofo'ou, Tongatapu, Tonga) and the Tonga Side School. [13], Ahoeitu is married to a daughter of the high chief Vaea, Nanasipauu Tukuaho (his second cousin) and the couple have three children[14] and four grandchildren:[citation needed], Since his confirmation as heir presumptive, he got the traditional title of Tupoutoa, reserved for crown princes, which his older brother (the second) had to give up because he married a commoner, while two of his previous titles went to his sons. SAN FRANCISCO Two members of Tonga's royal family were killed when a teenager racing her car crashed into their sport utility vehicle, authorities said Thursday. In addition, she was ordered to pay restitution of an undetermined amount to the victims families and serve three years of supervised probation. Marisa Lagos covers politics for The San Francisco Chronicle, focusing on San Francisco City Hall and its Board of Supervisors. In a tragedy that has left the Bay Areas Tongan community reeling, two visiting members of the tiny nations royal family were killed late Wednesday after their SUV was struck by a speeding Mustang. We're working to restore it. A British woman who went missing after a massive underwater volcanic eruption resulted in tsunami waves hitting the Pacific nation of Tonga has been found dead, her family says, the island's . Tongan Princess Siu'ilikutapu talks during a news conference at the Tongan royal estate in Hillsborough, Calif., Friday, July 14, 2006. To avoid German colonization Tonga became a British Protectorate in 1900, the status it held until full independence in 1970. She was killed in a car accident in San Francisco, California. She was hired as a staff writer at the newspaper in 2006 and previously worked for the San Francisco Examiner and Los Angeles Times. In the video, which was sent to Kaniva News, a man can be heard saying: "It's now 5.54 pm". "; King Taufa'ahau was the uncle of the dead prince, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites, How the world's oldest clove tree defied an empire, Why Royal Ballet principal Sergei Polunin quit, BBC News Updated every minute of every day, 01 Jun 09| It alleged that several Tongans had murdered Mr Brown, and that Mr Waterhouse and the then Tongan King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV helped the killers escape. A vehicle being swept away by the tsunami wave on . He served as Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia, and . Three foreign skiers were killed in an avalanche in southeastern British Columbia, Canadian police said Thursday. "Every time the royal couple comes here, they call her.". Vinisia Hefa, 36, of East Palo Alto, who was driving the red Ford Explorer carrying the prince and princess, also was killed, the California Highway Patrol said. She was killed in a car accident in San Francisco, California. A Redwood City woman convicted of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in the 2006 crash deaths of two Tongan royal family members and their driver woke up in a jail cell Thursday morning.. Two members of Tonga's royal family were killed when a teenager racing her car crashed into their sport utility vehicle, authorities said yesterday. Drug-related prosecutions in Tonga's supreme court have also risen since 2018, increasing by 206% to 2020. He's written extensively about San Francisco hosting the America's Cup, the city losing its professional football team to a new stadium in Santa Clara, and efforts to build a new arena in San Francisco for the Golden State Warriors. L.A. Affairs: My divorce isnt contagious. Your donation will help us continue to cover COVID-19 and our other vital local news. Two royal family members from the South Pacific island nation of Tonga were killed when a teenager racing her car crashed into their sport utility vehicle, authorities said Thursday. Uhilamoelangi, 59, said the couple had arrived in the San Francisco Bay area earlier this week to discuss political reforms in Tonga with members of the regions Tongan community. The coronation was the culmination of a. In a statement released on Tuesday and given to the BBC, the palace said they "strongly denied" any connection to the murder. The three people who died Wednesday night in a crash on Highway 101 in Menlo Park included two members of the Tongan royal family, several sources have confirmed. Over the years, police have considered various theories for his murder, including a possible race-fixing dispute and the poor performance of his horses. 2 in Tongan Royal Family Killed in Calif. Please try again later. Tonga's Princess Royal, Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita talking about her fashion, style and wardrobe. It has a population of 108,000 and its economy is dependent on pumpkin and vanilla exports, fishing, foreign aid and remittances from Tongans living abroad. Log . Witnesses said Delgado appeared to be racing a black Cadillac Escalade in her white Ford Mustang at speeds between 85 mph and 100 mph when she tried to pass another vehicle, California Highway Patrol Officer Ricky Franklin said. He was assisted by the Reverend 'Ahio and the Reverend Tevita Havea, the president and the secretary general of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga. Prince Tu'ipelehake, 55, and Princess Kaimana, 46, were killed Wednesday in the Bay Area's Menlo Park when a teenager racing her car crashed into the Ford Explorer in which they were riding,. She left the newsroom in 2015. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters described the deaths as a "tragedy" and praised Prince Tu'ipelehake's efforts at reform. Kefu, who was affectionately known as "Poli", was the president of Tonga Leitis Association, an organisation dedicated. Now more than ever, your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally. Runde ultimately went with the middle-ground recommendation of the probation department, saying Delgado has shown contrition and pointing out that she had no previous criminal record. The princess said Friday, July 14, 2006, her family has forgiven the teenage girl charged with killing a Tongan prince and princess in a car crash. Clear editor. Reports that a Tongan prince -- and champion of reform -- was killed in a car accident in Menlo Park Wednesday night has the small island nation in mourning. Baby showers are totally common in the United States, where Meghan is from, but they're not a usual part of pregnancy in the UK. 6,183 followers. The prince is the nephew of ailing King Taufaahau Tupou IV, who has been honored at Ahios church in the past during regular visits to Stanford Medical Center. Tupou VI (Tongan: 'Aho'eitu Unuakiotonga Tukuaho; born 12 July 1959) is the King of Tonga.He is the younger brother and successor of the late King George Tupou V.He was officially confirmed by his brother on 27 September 2006 as the heir presumptive to the Throne of Tonga, as his brother (a bachelor) had no legitimate children. A Redwood City woman who killed two members of the Tongan royal family and their driver in a freeway crash last year is going back behind bars after she was sentenced Friday to two years in. In 1862 King George Tupou I abolished slavery and in 1875 a constitution was drawn up. Edith Delgado, 18, of Redwood City, Calif., allegedly was racing her car at speeds up to 100 mph (160 kph) on a highway in Menlo Park, California, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of San Francisco, when she tried to pass the SUV in which the royal couple was traveling, said highway patrol Officer Ricky Franklin. Delgado's attorney, Randy Moore, was displeased. According to the 2000 census, there were 8,153 Tongans in the Bay Area, with 4,549 living in San Mateo County. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. MENLO PARK / Tongan royal couple killed in triple fatality / Police say teenager in race caused SUV to roll several times, Parts of a crashed vehicle is displayed at a make-shift memorial Friday, July 7, 2006 at the site of a crash that killed two members of Tonga's royal family, Prince Tu'ipelehake, 56, and his wife, Princess Kaimana, 46 and their driver, Vinisia Hefa . Jul 8, 2006. Before joining The Chronicle, he worked at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Modesto Bee, where he covered the Scott Peterson case. Posted: 12:47 PM CDT Friday, Jul. Seattle Times staff reporter. Before joining The Chronicle, he worked at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Modesto Bee, where he covered the Scott Peterson case. PD-Rs, Ravens, Tempos! Here are some traditions the royal family follows that you might not have realized were a thing. Tupou VI (Tongan: Ahoeitu Unuakiotonga Tukuaho; born 12 July 1959) is the King of Tonga. This page was last edited on 30 December 2022, at 02:57. Lapwai and Potlatch will represent the Whitepine League Division I at the Idaho Class 1A Division I state tournament that begins Thursday at Vallivue High School in Caldwell. Edith. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. At conservative gathering, Trump is still the favourite. Now the last monarchy in the Pacific, Tonga has been a Polynesian kingdom and a protectorate of Britain, from which it acquired independence in 1970. (AP Photo/VAPRESS@MATANGITONGA.TO, Linny Folau). Tonga's royal family in the past dealt harshly with rebels in its ranks. He had been chairing a Parliamentary National Committee for Political Reform, with support from Tongas regent princess, who is ruling as the ailing king seeks treatment for heart problems. Display as a link instead, "The judge flat-out said through his ruling that the time she's already done doesn't adequately resolve the case," prosecutor Aaron Fitzgerald said. From 1990 to 1995 he commanded the Pacific-class patrol boat VOEA Pangai and his time in charge included peacekeeping operations in Bougainville. Edith Delgado, center, is led away from a Redwood City, Calif., courtroom on Friday after she received a two-year sentence for a freeway crash that killed Tongan Prince Tu'ipelehake and his wife, Princess Kaimana. [7] He started his career in the military, joining the naval arm of the Tonga Defence Services in 1982 and becoming a Lieutenant-Commander in 1987. The panel acquitted her of felony charges that could have sent her to state prison for as long as eight years. Of 930 criminal prosecutions since 2018, 529 were drug related. Bet the suspect was on her cell phone too. This time, members of a Royal Family were killed :sad: U.S. car crash kills Tonga royals Three people, including two members of the Tongan royal family, died in this crash. Thus, it is appropriate to translate the nation's name as "land lying in the south." Location and Geography. Bill Waterhouse (left) is seen here in a 1988 picture with Tonga's late King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (second from right), The murder of George Brown (left), seen here in 1984 with one of his sons, rocked Australia's racing industry, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims. "That's one side of the ledger. Tongan Royalty. This is a carousel. He was head of a national committee studying democratic reforms for the kingdom. He was a good leader because he took the voice of the people all the way to the House of Parliament and carried it all the way to the king.. She started with the L.A. Times in 1992 and after many years in the Southland returned to San Francisco in 2003. The Tongan government released its first official update on the disaster on Tuesday night confirming three deaths so far and extensive damage from the eruption and tsunami. 2 in Tongan Royal Family Killed in Calif. Friday, July 7, 2006 1:21 AM EDT The Associated Press By TERENCE CHEA SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Two royal family members from the South Pacific island nation of Tonga were killed when a teenager racing her car crashed into their sport utility vehicle, authorit. Edith Delgado, 19, wept as the sentence was read, and she left San Mateo County Superior Court surrounded by family members, who declined to comment. Uhilamoelangi, a Tonga native and East Palo Alto resident, helped arrange the visit. **FILE**Tongan Prince Tu'ipelehake, top, and his wife, Princess Kaimana, lower, in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, are shown in this July 4, 2006, file photo. Prince Tuipelehake, 56, and Princess Kaimana, 46, died in Wednesday nights freeway crash in Menlo Park, about 30 miles south of San Francisco, according to Senter Uhilamoelangi, a distant relative and longtime friend of the prince. But the Tongans who have become so intertwined with life in Euless. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? Legal Statement. The driver of the red Ford Explorer carrying the two also was killed, the California Highway Patrol said. San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault said the consul general had asked for the restraint, as he sought to notify the Royal Palace and allow any official announcement to come from there. Judge lets Tongan royals' killer stay free on appeal with Edith Delgado, center, is led away from a Redwood City, Calif., courtroom by her attorney Randy Moore, left, and unidentified man, right, Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, after she received a two-year sentence for a freeway crash that killed two members of Tonga's royal family. 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