Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a recent fatal traffic collision involving a vehicle and bicyclist in Pāhoa.
On December 30, police investigators determined that a 2018 Volkswagen GTI sedan was traveling east on Kahakai Boulevard just west of Olao Street, when it struck a man on a blue mountain bike who was also traveling in an easterly direction in the east-bound lane of Kahakai Boulevard.
The bicyclist, possibly in his 50s, was located unresponsive at the scene and transported to the Hilo Benioff Medical Center via ambulance where he was pronounced dead. The victim’s identity is unknown at this time pending identification and notification of next of kin. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death.
The driver of the vehicle, 36-year-old Michael L. Richardson of Pāhoa was arrested for:
- First-degree negligent homicide
- Operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant
- No motor vehicle insurance policy
The East Hawaii Traffic Enforcement Unit is asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact Officer Jerome Duarte at (808) 961-2339 or via email at Jerome.Duarte@hawaiicounty.gov.
