Police seek driver in critical hit-and-run in Ocean View
Police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run traffic collision in Ka‘ū that left a 26-year-old woman pedestrian with life-threatening injuries. The single-vehicle collision occurred late Saturday evening near the intersection of Paradise Parkway and Luau Drive in Ocean View.
Officers responding to a 10:26 p.m. call determined that a pickup truck or SUV ran over the woman, who was possibly lying in the middle of the road. Investigators haven’t been able to to determine the vehicle’s direction of travel.
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The woman was transported to the Kona Community Hospital for treatment and later transferred to The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu for further treatment, where she is listed in critical condition.
The victim hasn’t been positively identified, police think she is from Ocean View.
The driver, according to police, fled the scene and failed to render aid to the pedestrian. Failure to render aid when a person is seriously injured or killed in a traffic collision is a Class B felony punishable by 10 years imprisonment, upon conviction.
The West Hawaii Traffic Enforcement Unit has initiated a negligent injury investigation and is asking potential witnesses to the collision to contact Officer Adam Roberg at (808) 326-4646, ext. 229 or adam.roberg@hawaiicounty.gov.
Those who prefer anonymity may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300.
