KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII (HawaiiNewsNow) -
A 45-year-old Captain
Cook man died on Monday after he was injured when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a pick-up truck on Route 11 south of the 109-mile marker in
Captain Cook, South Kona.
Responding to a 7:35 p.m. call, Kona patrol officers determined that the
motorcyclist was operating a 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle and traveling
south on Route 11, when it is believed he rear-ended a 2005 Toyota pickup truck stopped in
traffic to make a left turn onto Seiganji Mission Road.
The driver of the pickup truck, a 35-year-old woman from Captain Cook, and her
four-year-old son were not injured.
Fire Department rescue personnel took the motorcyclist to Kona Community
Hospital, where he died at 7:56 p.m.
The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet, and police believe that speed and alcohol were factors in this crash.
The name of the motorcyclist is being withheld pending positive identification
and notification of the next of kin.
Traffic Enforcement Unit officers have initiated a negligent homicide
investigation and have ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of
death.
Police ask that anyone with information about this crash call Officer Larry
Flowers at 326-4646, extension 229.
This is the 7th traffic fatality on the Big Island this year compared with none
at this time last year.
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