8-05-24 Female Pedestrian Critically Injured in Puna Collision
Hawai‘i Police Department
Traffic Enforcement Unit
Sergeant Jeremy Riddle
Phone: (808) 961-2339
Report no. 24-071071
Media Release
Hawai‘i Island police are investigating an early morning traffic collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian that occurred on Monday, August 5, 2024 on Ainaloa Boulevard in Pahoa, in the general area of Palm Way.
Responding to a traffic collision at 5:43 a.m., police learned that a 2022 Hyundai pickup truck traveling west (mauka) on Ainaloa Boulevard, struck a female pedestrian who was initially reported to be crossing the road and was not in a marked crosswalk.
The female pedestrian was located unresponsive at the scene. She was transported to the Hilo Benioff Medical Center where she remains in critical condition.
The operator of the Hyundai pickup truck, a 36-year-old Pahoa man, was not injured as a result of the collision.
At this time police do not believe impairment or speed to be factors in this investigation.
The East Hawai‘i Traffic Enforcement Unit responded to the scene and will continue this investigation. If anyone has additional information regarding this collision they may contact Officer Laurence Davis at (808) 961-2339, or via email at Laurence.Davis@hawaiicounty.gov.
