The 19-year-old Kailua-Kona male who recently died in a two-vehicle collision on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway in North Kona has been identified as Noah Edward Zandstra.
Police investigation revealed that a green 2024 Kawasaki Ninja sport bike, traveling southbound, was overtaking multiple vehicles simultaneously when it collided head-on with a silver 2021 Honda CR-V driven by a 65-year-old Kamuela woman. Zandstra was transported to Kona Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The 65-year-old female driver of the Honda suffered minor injuries in the collision.
Police investigation revealed that speed was a factor in the collision.
The Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit has initiated a Coroner’s Inquest investigation and is asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact Officer Dayson Taniguchi at (808) 326-4646 ext. 229 or email at dayson.taniguchi@hawaiicounty.gov.
