Because Fujio’s death occurred on private property, police do not count it toward the official traffic fatality count, but it would be the sixth Big Island traffic fatality in 2012 if all vehicular deaths were counted.
A 92-year-old woman died Monday from injuries she sustained when she was struck by a car at the Kamana Senior Center located at 127 Kamana Street in Hilo.
She was was identified as Tamiko Fujio of Hilo.
Officers responding to a 8:48 a.m. call determined that the a 59-year-old woman Hilo woman was reversing her 2008 Toyota four-door sedan from the lawn area of the senior center onto the paved driveway when she struck Fujio, who was walking to her vehicle.
Fujio was taken by ambulance to Hilo Medical Center, where she later died at 11:30 a.m.
The driver of the Toyota was not injured.
Police do not believe that alcohol, drugs or speed were factors in this crash.
A negligent homicide case has been opened and an an autopsy ordered to determine the exact cause of death.
Because Fujio’s death occurred on private property, police do not count it toward the official traffic fatality count, but it would be the sixth Big Island traffic fatality in 2012 if all vehicular deaths were counted.