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A 31-year-old Kailua-Kona man died Friday (February 11) from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash on Palani Road .2 miles west of the 37-mile marker in Kailua-Kona. The victim was identified as Brett H. Seltmann of a Kailua-Kona address.

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A 20-year-old Kailua-Kona man died Wednesday (January 5) from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/motorcycle crash at the intersection of Route 190 and Makalapua Road in Kalaoa, North Kona. The motorcycle operator was identified as Dalton B. Cates of a Kailua-Kona address.

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MEDIA RELEASE A 26-year-old Kamuela man died Wednesday (November 17) from injuries he received in a motorcycle crash on Kohala Ranch Road, 152 feet north of Kanaloa Drive in North Kohala. The victim was identified as Patrick K. Bowles, of a Kamuela address. Responding to a 8:51 p.m. call, North Kohala patrol officers determined that […]

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A 42-year-old Kea’au man died Thursday (July 29) from injuries he sustained in a single motorcycle crash at the intersection of Ainaloa Drive and Macadamia Street in the Ainaloa subdivision in Pāhoa. Responding to a 9:23 p.m. call (July 28), Puna patrol officers determined that the victim was operating a 2005 Suzuki motorcycle and traveling […]

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A 48-year-old Hilo man died Sunday (May 23) at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu from injuries he received in a motor vehicle/motorcycle crash on Friday (May 21) on Manono Street in front of the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo. The motorcyclist was identified as Jeffrey J. Earwood of a Hilo address.

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A 62-year-old Kealakekua man died Sunday (May 23) after being involved in a motor vehicle/motorcycle crash at the intersection of Route 190 and Mahilani Drive in North Kona. Responding to a 6:45 p.m. call, Kona patrol and Traffic Enforcement Unit officers determined that a 31-year-old Kailua-Kona man was operating a 2006 Toyota pick-up truck and […]

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On Friday, April 16, at approximately 10:30 p.m., National Park Rangers responded to a single motorcycle accident at mile marker 32 on Highway 11. Visitors driving by called 911 after seeing an individual lying on the side of the road. Upon arriving, park rangers found 47 year old Robert D. Schommer of Hawai‘i Island dead […]

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Police traffic investigators have identified a 53-year-old Kealakekua man who died Monday (February 8) from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash on Route 180 .1 mile north of Hualālai Road in Kailua-Kona. The victim was identified as Mark D. Bilan, of a Kealakekua address. This was the 6th traffic fatality on the Big Island […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A 62-year-old Colorado man died Thursday, Jan. 14 from injuries he sustained in a single motorcycle crash on Akaka Falls Road in the area of the 1 mile-marker. The victim was identified as Herman A. Dietrich, of Denver, Colo. Responding to a 2:17 p.m. call, South Hilo patrol officers determined the victim was […]

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UPDATED MEDIA RELEASE (1/11/10) Two Kailua-Kona men died Sunday (January 10) from injuries sustained in a motorcycle/pedestrian crash on Ali’i Drive fronting the Ali’i Lani condominiums in Kailua-Kona. The motorcycle operator was identified as Dale R. Dyk, 50, of a Kailua-Kona address. The pedestrian was identified as Jaison Enriquez, 40, also of a Kailua-Kona address. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Federal Highway Administration is conducting an ambitious new study to better understand and prevent motorcycle crashes, Administrator Victor Mendez announced. Despite years of steadily improving highway safety and roadway fatalities at historic lows, motorcycle riders remain one of the highest-risk groups on America’s roads.  Nearly 5,300 motorcycle riders died in roadway crashes […]

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View Larger Map UPDATED MEDIA RELEASE (6/1/09) A father and son from Pāhoa were killed Sunday (May 31) in a motor vehicle/motorcycle crash at the intersection of Route 130 and Ainaloa Boulevard in Pāhoa. The father was identified as 36-year-old Thomas G. Reimer and his son as 7-year-old Thomas G. Reimer Jr. Responding to a […]

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UPDATED FROM POLICE (5/12/09) Police traffic investigators have identified a 27-year-old man who died Saturday (May 9) from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash on Route 137 (Kalapana/Kapoho Road), .1 mile south of Pohoiki Road. The victim was identified as Joshua Glenn Vanhook of a Keaau address. UPDATED FROM POLICE (5/11/09) A 27-year-old Keaau […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A 19-year-old Hilo man died Friday (March 20) from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash on Kipimana Street, .4 miles west of Highway 11 in Kea‘au. The victim was identified as Simon E. Cesar of a Hilo address. Responding to a 5:52 p.m. call, Puna patrol officers determined that the victim was operating a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle […]

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