Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a vehicle-pedestrian accident in the Nānāwale Estates subdivision that occurred on the evening of Thursday, May 26.
A 34-year-old Pāhoa man reported that he was walking southbound on Nānāwale Boulevard at 7:30 p.m. when a car traveling in the same direction at a high rate of speed struck him and left the scene.
A nearby driver gave the victim a ride home.
The victim is being treated for minor injuries.
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Police are looking for witnesses to the crash and also want to talk to the victim’s driver, who may have been operating a green Subaru Outback.
The suspect’s car was described as a primer-gray four-door sedan, possibly with three occupants.
The case is being investigated as a negligent injury.
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Police ask anyone with information about this case to call the police department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or contact Officer Bronson Kaliloa at 965-2716.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300.
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Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a vehicle-pedestrian accident in the Nānāwale Estates subdivision that occurred on the evening of Thursday, May 26.
