Pahoa man charged with DUI after crashing into police vehicle

A Pahoa man was arrested and charged Monday after crashing into a police vehicle.

Christopher Hull, 38, was traveling north on Pahoa Village Road when his vehicle veered off the roadway and rear-ended a parked police vehicle that was several feet off the roadway with its emergency lights flashing, according to the Hawaii Police Department.

The officer whose vehicle was struck was responding to an unrelated call for assistance and was not in the vehicle when the collision occurred. The officer was not injured.

Hull was treated at the scene by Hawaii Fire Department personnel.

Hull was arrested and charged for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant (DUI), reckless driving, inattention to driving, driving without a license and without car insurance.

Hull’s bail was set at $4,025, and he remained in police custody pending his initial court appearance Tuesday in Hilo District Court.

Police ask anyone who witnessed the collision to contact the police department’s nonemergency line at (808) 935-3311.