A Waikoloa man died Sunday from injuries he sustained Friday night when his motorcycle sideswiped a car on Mamalahoa Highway north of Puuanahulu in North Kona. A Waikoloa man died Sunday from injuries he sustained Friday night when his motorcycle
A Waikoloa man died Sunday from injuries he sustained Friday night when his motorcycle sideswiped a car on Mamalahoa Highway north of Puuanahulu in North Kona.
The man was identified as 41-year-old Randall C. Guadiz.
Officers responding to a 10:38 p.m. call determined that Guadiz was riding a 1998 Honda motorcycle north on Highway 190 when he overtook a vehicle in a no-passing zone and sideswiped a southbound 2012 Toyota four-door sedan.
Guadiz, who was wearing a helmet, was taken by ambulance to North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was later flown to The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, where he died Sunday evening at 6:19 p.m.
The Toyota’s driver, 45-year-old Jocelyne Ngirblekuu of Mountain View, Calif., wasn’t injured.
Police don’t know yet if alcohol or drugs were involved but believe that speed was a factor.
A negligent homicide investigation has been opened and an autopsy ordered to determine the exact cause of death.
Guadiz’s death is the 19th official traffic fatality on the Big Island this year compared to 12 at this time last year, and the fifth on West Hawaii roads since Thursday.
