Honoka‘a man faces 10 charges including resisting order to stop, excessive speeding after night of reckless driving

A 26-year-old Honoka‘a man faces 10 charges following two incidents earlier this week of reckless driving on a suspended license at speeds exceeding 100 mph on Big Island roadways.

Hawai’i County prosecutor’s office reports Nicholas Andreoni is charged with:

• 2 counts each of first-degree resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle.
• 2 counts of excessive speeding for exceeded the speed limit by 30 mph or more.
• 2 counts of excessive speeding for driving a vehicle at 80 mph or more.
• 2 counts of driving while license canceled, suspended or revoked.
• 2 counts of reckless driving of vehicle.

Andreoni made his initial appearance Friday morning, June 5, in Kona District Court. His bail was increased to $200,000 from $12,000, and he was ordered to appear June 9 for a preliminary hearing.

The most serious offense of first-degree resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle is a Class C felony punishable by either 5 years in prison or 4 years probation and up to 1 year in jail.

Hawai‘i Island police reported that Andreoni was measured driving a Ford Escape at 111 mph in a posted 50 mph zone and 117 mph in a posted 45 mph zone on Highway 190 before turning off his headlights and fleeing from police the night of June 2.

Then, 25 minutes later, Andreoni’s Ford Escape was observed traveling 114 mph in a posted 45 mph zone on Highway 19.

He was arrested Thursday, June 4, at Keahuolū Courthouse in Kona.

Andreoni’s arrest was made by Hawai‘i Police Department Kona Patrol Officer Daniel Akina, with cases initiated by Kona Patrol Officer Dylan Chaves and Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit Officer Adam Roberg.

Deputy Hawai‘i County Prosecuting Attorneys Aaron Masser and Matt Woodward are prosecuting the case.