Woman fatally hit by truck on Big Isle
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a woman who was killed early this morning after being hit by a truck while walking on Route 130 near Kaloli Drive in Keaau on Hawaii island.
Police said the driver of the vehicle reported the accident to Hilo police at 1 a.m.
Officers checked the area and discovered the body of the victim on the mauka shoulder of the road. She may have been walking to Pahoa when she was struck by a 2003 Ford Ranger pickup truck traveling south.
The victim was taken to the Hilo Medical Center where she died at 6:09 a.m.
Police have opened a negligent homicide investigation and have ordered an autopsy to determine cause of death.
The victim is described as a local female with brown hair, between the ages of 25 and 30 years old and wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information regarding this case or the identity of the victim is asked to call Officer Keith Nacis at 961-8119 or the police non-emergency number at 935-3311.
This is the 6th traffic fatality on the Big Island this year compared to five at the same time last year.
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scary area to drive in
Even scarier to walk in.
Bad color combination to wear in the dark.
Bad too, to take a stroll with no ID.
The people in this area have no idea what good driving etiquette is! A perfect example would be, to watch the morning and afternoon rush.Watching them drive, & you’ll know, They havn’t a clue what YEILD means!! This is one of the reasons we now have a DASH CAM on our windshield!
We recently had a fatality on Highway 130. The NEW 4 lane traffic does help w/the congestion,but it also encourages those reckless Speed Demons..So??How many more fatalities do we need before the county steps in and start posting Police Officers in this area?? Hope our councilman Illigan and Representative/Senator Rudderman are listening.IMUA