Hawai‘i Island police investigate pedestrian crash in South Kona

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a pedestrian crash that occurred in Captain Cook Sunday morning.

At 8:38 a.m., police responded to the reported crash in the area of the 109 mile-marker on Māmalahoa Highway near the intersection of Koa Road.

“Investigators determined that a 19-year-old Captain Cook man was crouching on the mauka shoulder of the road when he jumped into the path of an oncoming 2020 Toyota Tundra pickup truck traveling northbound and operated by a 64-year-old Captain Cook man,” according to a news release from the Hawai‘i Police Department.

The pedestrian was taken to Kona Community Hospital and later transported to Queens Medical Center on O‘ahu, where he remains in critical condition. The driver of the Toyota pickup truck was not injured in the collision.

The department’s Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit responded to the scene of the crash and Māmalahoa Highway was closed for nearly three hours as part of their investigation. At this time, police do not believe speed, alcohol, and/or drugs were factors in this collision.

The investigation remains ongoing at this time. Police ask anyone with information regarding this collision to contact Officer Ansel Robinson at 808-326-4646, ext. 229, or via email at Ansel.Robinson@hawaiicounty.gov.