Update: 70-year-old charged with murder after running over 64-year-old with his white van in Hilo

7:39 a.m. Monday update: A 70-year-old man was officially charged with second-degree murder after reportedly running over a 64-year-old man in Hilo.

Charges against Robert Clifford Bradshaw were filed on Sunday. He was also charged with first-degree criminal property damage.

Bradshaw’s bail has been set at $510,000. He remains in police custody pending his initial court appearance scheduled for Monday in Hilo District Court.   

Original post: A 70-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of a 64-year-old man, who was run over by a white van earlier this month in Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island police said.

At 7:38 a.m. on Nov. 1, police responded to a disturbance call in a parking lot on Kamehameha Avenue and discovered a man who was run over by a vehicle, according to witnesses.

The witnesses told police that the driver of the vehicle, later identified as Robert Bradshaw, who has no permanent address in Hilo, arrived in the parking lot in a large white van and approached the victim while holding a knife.

A physical altercation ensued, after which Bradshaw returned to his van and drove over the victim before leaving.

A short time later, officers located Bradshaw in his vehicle near the scene. He was arrested for attempted second-degree murder and transported by Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel to Hilo Benioff Medical Center for treatment of injuries sustained during the altercation.

After being medically cleared, he was transported to the East Hawai‘i Detention Facility, where he remains in custody. His vehicle was recovered as evidence and towed to the Hilo Police Station pending a search warrant.

The victim, a 64-year-old Hilo man, was also transported to the medical center where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 9:03 a.m.

His identity is being withheld pending positive identification and official notification of his family. An autopsy will be performed early next week to determine the exact cause of death.

Police ask anyone with information regarding this incident to please call Det. David Po’ohina of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at 808-961-2385 or email david.pohina@hawaiipolice.gov or the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311.

Tipsters who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 808-961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.