Kona Cyclist Dies Following Traffic Collision

A 71-year-old Kailua-Kona male cyclist has died following a two-vehicle collision on Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway, (Highway 19), near the 94.5-mile marker in North Kona, on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

The man has been identified as Franz Albert-Ludwig Weber.

Responding to the reported crash at 9:08 a.m. on April 9, police determined that Weber was operating a black Trek cycle traveling south (Kona bound) when it rear-ended a green 2015 Motor Coach Industries tour bus that was stopped on the highway shoulder (makai side).

Weber was transported to the Kona Community Hospital for initial treatment and later transported to the Queens Medical Center on Oahu. He was pronounced dead at the Queens Medical Center on Thursday, April 17, at 9:34 a.m.

The Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit has initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation and is asking for anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact Officer Adam Roberg at (808) 326-4646, ext. 229, or email at adam.roberg@hawaiicounty.gov. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300.

This is the 11th traffic fatality this year compared to 15 at this time last year.