Police ID motorcyclist killed in Ka‘u crash
Police have identified a 59-year-old Ocean View man who died in a motorcycle crash Thursday in Ka‘u as Andre Joseph Fournier Sr.
According to police, at about 5:37 p.m., Fournier was riding a a green 2022 Kawasaki KLX300 south on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11) and had overtaken several vehicles near the Manuka State Park entrance.
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After passing the vehicles, Fournier allegedly crossed double solid yellow lines and struck a rock embankment on the mauka side of the highway.
He was ejected from the motorcycle and was taken to Kona Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:30 p.m.
The crash is being investigated as a coroner’s inquest.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked 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.
Fournier’s death is the 18th traffic fatality this year compared to 8 at the same time last year.
