A 7-year-old girl died of injuries she sustained in a hay ride during a Halloween night church function in Hawaii Ocean View Estates.
The victim was identified as Emily Midgley of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates.
Responding to a 7:08 p.m. call Saturday (October 31), Ka’u. patrol officers determined that a 48-year-old Hawaiian Ocean View Estates man was operating a 1998 Dodge pickup with a trailer hitched to the truck. In the trailer were a number of passengers, including the 7-year-old child. As the vehicle was coming to a stop at the end of the hay ride in the parking lot of the Ocean View Evangelical Community Church, the child jumped off the trailer and was run over.
She was transported to Kona Community Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 8:15 p.m.
Police do not believe that speed or alcohol were factors in this incident.
Traffic Enforcement Unit officers have initiated a negligent homicide investigation and have order an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
Because this crash occurred on a private road, the death is not counted toward the island’s official traffic fatality count.
Tuesday evening (July 28) at 6 p.m. a woman driver and passengers, two children, were involved in a single car accident on Paradise Drive between 8th and 9th Avenues on the Pahoa side of the road.
A firefighter checks over a vehicle after a woman and three children were involved in a single car accident on Paradise Drive. Witnesses on scene said the victims appeared to be in good condition. Firefighters on scene said it appeared the vehicle was headed mauka, ran off the road on the Pahoa side cartwheeling to a stop in thick ferns and brush snapping young trees along the way.
Three vehicles were involved in an accident along Highway 130 near the 16 mile marker in Puna at about 9:40 p.m. Sunday (July 19). All of the occupants were said to be walking around after the crash which closed the Pahoa bound lane of traffic.
Police and Fire/Rescue crews responded to a three car accident along Highway 130 near the 16 mile marker Sunday night about 9:40 p.m.
Upon arrival crews found three vehicles off the roadway with damage. Some of the passengers in the vehicles reported airbags being deployed and all were ambulatory.
The vehicles were on the makai shoulder of the road forcing passing motorists to use Hawai 130 as a one lane road open on the mauka side.
Crews remained on the scene to tow away vehicles, mop up oil and other debries from the Highway.
A Hilo bound car ran off Saddle Road Wednesday morning.
The Kona bound lane of Saddle Road was closed as fire/rescue crews responded to a single vehicle accident in upper Kaumana Wednesday morning (July 15) about 7:30 a.m.
The vehicle had been travelling east on Saddle Road and lost control crashing into brush alongside the Kona bound lane. The occupants did not require medical treatment.
A utility pole dangles from high power lines resting on treetops after being severed by a car. White slotches on the photo are due to rain illuminated by camera flash. Photography by Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.org
Fire/Rescue crews responded to the accident. High power lines resting on trees ignited the treetops in small fires. Rain kept the fire under control as fire crews awaited power to shut down on the lines.
A HELCO crew shuts down power to lines running on Ihope Road due to an accident damaging a utility pole.
Fire/Rescue crews responded to the one car accident on Ihope Road near N. Kulani Road in Kulani Tuesday (July 14) about 7:30 p.m. Two occupants were in the car, a male was taken to Hilo Medical Center for treatment, a female occupant did not need medical attention.
The car, travelling north on Ihope Street, severed a utility pole leaving it dangling from high power electric lines resting on trees. The power lines ignited several small fires on the treetops which were minimized by rainy conditions. A HELCO crew shut down power to Ihope Street so fire crews could tend to the small fires and a tow truck could remove the vehicle.
The Hawai’i Police Department is investigating a vehicle-pedestrian collision that took place Monday night (July 13) on Waikoloa Road near the 3-mile marker.
Around 10:15 p.m., a car driven by a 44-year-old California woman heading east on Waikoloa Road struck a South Kohala patrol officer who was directing traffic for a previous collision at the same location. The suspect’s car was the second of two vehicles that the officer was attempting to slow down as both entered the traffic collision scene.
Initially, the officer had to move to avoid the first vehicle, whose driver had disregarded the officer’s signals to slow down. As the officer turned to obtain the license plate information of that vehicle, he was struck by the second vehicle, which also ran over his right foot.
Fire Department rescue personnel took the 50-year-old officer to North Hawai’i Community Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries and released.
South Kohala police have initiated a negligent injury case and are continuing the investigation.
Police advise the public to exercise caution when approaching accident scenes and to follow the directions of officers directing traffic.
A 57-year-old Hilo man died Monday (July 13) from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/motorcycle crash at the intersection of Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) and Makalika Street.
The motorcyclist was identified as Joseph M. Flood Sr. of Hilo.
Responding to a 11:55 a.m. call, South Hilo patrol officers determined that a 67-year-old Kurtistown woman was operating a 2006 Mazda four-door sedan and traveling west on Makalika Street when she stopped at the stop sign and proceeded to cross the intersection to make a left turn onto Route 11.
The motorcyclist was operating a 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle and traveling north on Route 11 in the inner lane when he broadsided the vehicle crossing the intersection.
The victim was not wearing a helmet. Fire Rescue personnel took him to Hilo Medical Center, where he died at 2:05 p.m.
The driver of the Mazda was not injured.
It is unknown at this time if alcohol or drugs were involved but speed was a factor in this crash.
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 case call Officer Robert Pauole at 961-8119.
This is the 14th traffic fatality on the Big Island this year compared with 14 at this time last year.
A 24-year-old Kea’au man died Sunday (July 12) from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle crash on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) .2 miles west of the 51-mile marker in the Hāmākua District.
The victim was identified as Albert I. Laurdin, of a Kea’au address.
Responding to a 5:10 a.m. call, Hāmākua patrol officers determined that the victim was operating a 2001 Nissan multi-purpose vehicle and traveling west on the highway when he ran off the right side of the road and overturned.
A passenger in the vehicle, a 22-year-old Honoka’a man was taken to North Hawaii Community Hospital, where he was listed in satisfactory condition.
Both occupants were not wearing their seat belts and were ejected from the vehicle.
Police believe that speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.
Traffic Enforcement Unit officers have initiated a coroner’s inquest case and have ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
Police ask anyone with information about this case to call Officer Andres Fojas at 961-8889.
This is the 13th traffic fatality on the Big Island this year compared with 14 at this time last year.
MEDIA RELEASE FROM FIRE DEPT POSTED (7/12/09)
Fire/Rescue crews responded to a 5:26 a.m. alarm Sunday (July 12) for a single vehicle accident on Highway 19 near the west side of Waimea Country Club golf course. Upon arrival crews found a vehicle about 40 yards from the highway with extensive damage due to rolling over several times.
Two occupants were ejected from the vehicle during the accident. One was found dead about 30 feet from the vehicle and the other person was found with injuries 20 feet from the vehicle. The injured person was was taken by a medic unit to North Hawaii Community Hospital.
There were no roadblocks due to the accident scene and the case is under investigation.
A sedan rests under a severed utility pole on Kilauea Avenue. The accident shut-down the street on the Puna side near . Palai Street. Photography by Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.org
A car severed a utility pole and snapped it in half early Friday evening (July 10). A friend of the car’s operator said the driver had just picked-up a family member at the airport and was headed in the Puna bound lane of Kilauea Avenue when the car hydroplaned in the rain and hit the pole. Both the driver and passenger of the vehicle did not need medical attention. There were no other vehicles involved, the car suffered extensive damage to the front end. Police initially shut down one lane of traffic but closed both lanes so repair crews could work on the pole and remove the vehicle.
Later in the evening two-way traffic was opened with both lanes being routed past HELCO crews replacing the broken pole.
The car could not be removed until HELCO crews removed a utililty pole on and hanging over the vehicle.
Extensive damage to the front end of the car that severed a utility pole on Kilauea Avenue.
The Hawai’i Police Department is looking for witnesses to a vehicle-bicycle crash in Hilo in March.
A 56-year-old Hilo man was struck by a pickup truck while both the truck and bike were turning west onto Kanoelehua Avenue from Kekuanaoa Street around 10 p.m. on March 17. The truck, which was described as possibly white or gray, left the scene and continued west on Kanoelehua.
The victim reported that a pickup truck with four local males assisted him on the side of the road.
Police ask that those witnesses or any other witnesses call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
Posted on 11:12 pm, Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Tags: accident, hpp, kaloli
Photography by Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.org
Fire/Rescue personnel treat a man and woman who were involved in a single vehicle accident on Kaloli Drive near 20th Avenue.
Video streamed live from the accident site by Hawaii247.org
The single vehicle accident involved a car striking a utility pole and flipping over. Two victims were transported to Hilo Medical Center, their condition is unknown. Kaloli Drive was closed while emergency vehicles tended to the accident.
