Woman Dies After ‘Jumping Into Traffic’ on Hawai‘i Island Hwy

UPDATE 11:47 a.m.: An adult female pedestrian died following a vehicle/pedestrian crash Tuesday night, Feb. 20, in Pāhoa.

Her name is being withheld pending positive identification and notification of her family.

Responding to a 9:40 p.m. call, police determined that a 2006 Ford sedan was traveling southbound on Highway 130 near Launahele Road when it struck the female pedestrian who was in the roadway.

The woman was taken to the Hilo Medical Center where she was pronounced dead at 10:31 p.m.

The driver of the Ford sedan, a 40-year-old Pāhoa woman, was not injured.

Police do not believe that speed or alcohol were factors in this crash. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.

Police ask anyone who witnessed the crash to call Officer Clarence Acob at (808) 961-2329.

This is the fourth traffic fatality this year compared with four at this time last year.

ORIGINAL POST: Feb. 21, 2018

The Hawai‘i Fire Department reports that a female in her late 30s died after being hit by a car on Highway 130 (Pāhoa/Kalapana Road) around the 12 mile marker around on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 around 9:42 p.m.

Upon firefighters arrival, they found the female unconscious and laying in the Hilo-bound lane and her boyfriend stated that they were both walking on the side of the road when the female launched herself into oncoming traffic.

The driver of the vehicle, who was uninjured, states she was driving at approximately 55 mph at time of impact. The sedan had moderate front end damage and a shattered windshield.

Traffic was detoured to Leilani Avenue while the investigation was ongoing.