![]() ![]() People are distracted by cellphone use or watching movies on electronic devices. “There’s no excuse for driving fast and not being careful when you’re driving.” “Too many people are speeding all the time,” Keltner said. Motorists must follow the speed limit, not drive distracted, wear seat belts and not drive impaired. “We need to get those behaviors in check,” he added. Overall, police are seeing more risky driving behaviors that are not just dangerous, but against the law, Keltner said. Torey Keltner, program manager of the Hawaii Police Department’s Traffic Services Division, said there is no single factor identified as the reason for the increase in traffic fatalities in the county so far this year. Has initiated a negligent-homicide investigation. Police said speed was thought to be a factor in the collision. The Chevrolet driver, a 40-year-old woman, sustained a fracture to her right heel and other injuries. The Honda driver sustained internal injuries,Īnd a 16-year-old front-seat passenger, who police said was wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision, Police said the teenager was taken to Hilo Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead. ![]() The driver and Hao-Kallio, a rear passenger, were thrown from the vehicle upon impact. Police said a 1996 Honda Civic driven by a 20-year-old man was traveling south on Mamalahoa Highway with two passengers including Hao-Kallio when it lost control on the wet roadway and spun into the northbound lane, hitting a 2002 Chevrolet pickup truck. On Monday a 15-year-old boy identified as Zion Hao-Kallio of Ocean View was killed in a motor vehicle collision in Pepeekeo. Twenty-six traffic fatalities were reported in the county in all of 2021. 1 through July 27, 2022, in Hawaii County, compared with 13 at the same time in 2021. Statistics show 25 traffic fatalities occurred from Jan. The state Department of Transportation shows a significant increase in traffic-related fatalities in Hawaii and Kauai counties from January through most of July compared with the same time in 2021. ![]()
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