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by Big Island Video News on Jun 16, 2022 at 10:24 pm
HAWAIʻI ISLAND - Since Monday, two motorcyclists have been killed and two others have been critically injured on Hawaiʻi island roads.
(BIVN) – In a three-day span, two motorcyclists have been killed – and two others have been critically injured – on Hawaiʻi island roads, prompting Hawaiʻi police to offer motorcycle safety tips.
“With traffic fatalities up more than 58 percent over the same time last year, Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) is strongly urging all motorists to drive safely and be aware of their surroundings as they travel on our island roads,” police wrote in a Thursday news release. “So far this year, 19 people have been killed on our island roadways, an increase of 58.3 percent from 12 killed this time last year. Of the 19 deaths, 21 percent have been motorcycle related with four motorcyclist fatalities.”
On June 13th, a man was killed after his motorcycle struck a sedan on Highway 19, near the intersection of Hau Street, just north of Hilo. Minutes later, a two-vehicle collision occurred in West Hawai‘i. The crash near the intersection of Kaiminani Drive and Ili Ili Street in North Kona severely injured a 57-year-old Kailua-Kona male motorcyclist. Three hours later, a third motorcycle collision occurred at the intersection of Mamaki Street and Highway 11 in Hilo. A 28-year-old Hilo man was taken to the Hilo Medical Center in critical condition, after his motorcycle struck a stopped van.
On June 15th, a 19-year-old Kailua-Kona man operating a motorcycle died following a three-vehicle collision in South Kona, south of the intersection of Highway 180 and Highway 11. The motorcyclist was positively identified as Justice Jayden Kawelu Kaʻawa.
“In addition to reminding car and truck operators to drive with aloha and be mindful of motorcyclists,” the Thursday news release stated. “HPD is providing the following motorcycle safety tips.”
“Hawai‘i Island police wants everyone to arrive alive at their destination this weekend and throughout the year,” police said.
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