A 53-year-old woman who died following a head-on collision Saturday night near Keaau has been identified as Anh Kim Tran of Keaau.
Tran was the driver of a northbound Mercury sedan that crossed the center line and struck a Mercedes Benz in the vicinity of the Hawaii Island Humane Society facility.
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
Both the driver and the passenger of the Mercedes sustained injuries in the crash.
Posted 9:39 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6:
Police are not yet releasing the name of a 53-year-old Keaau woman who died following a head-on collision Saturday night on Route 130 near the Hawaii Island Humane Society facility in Keaau.
Police responding to an 8:28 p.m. call determined the woman was driving a 2001 Mercury four-door sedan in the Keaau direction when she cross the center line and collided with an oncoming 1999 Mercedes Benz multi-purpose vehicle.
Neither drugs nor alcohol were believed to be involved, but speed was a factor in the crash, police said.
The woman and the 56-year-old Keaau woman driving the Mercedes, and her passenger, her 23-year-daughter, were taken to Hilo Medical Center.
The driver of the Mercury was pronounced dead at 11:26 p.m.
Traffic was diverted to the Puna emergency road that extends from Road 8 in Hawaiian Acres to Ainaloa Drive while an investigation of the crash scene was underway.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact Officer Casey Cabral at 961-8889.
This was the Big Island’s first traffic fatality of the year. There was none at this time in 2013.
This comments section is a public community forum for the purpose of free expression. Although Big Island Now encourages respectful communication only, some content may be considered offensive. Please view at your own discretion. View Comments
