Police ID woman killed in traffic collision

Police have identified a woman pedestrian killed early Monday when she was struck by a pickup truck on Route 130 in Puna.

Skye Kahealeilani Noah, 19, of Pahoa was walking toward Pahoa on the mauka shoulder of the road near Kaloli Drive when she was struck by a white 2003 Ford Ranger pickup truck traveling in the same direction.

An autopsy conducted Tuesday afternoon determined that she died as a result of internal injuries. Her death was ruled as accidental.

Police continue to seek witnesses to the collision or may have seen the white Ford pickup truck on Route 130 during the evening hours of Sunday or early morning hours of Monday. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Officer Keith Nacis at 961-8119 or the police non-emergency line at 935-3311.