A Kailua-Kona teen sustained critical injuries in a single-vehicle collision on Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway near Kiholo Bay Road in North Kona yesterday.
Responding officers conducted a preliminary investigation, which determined that the 16-year-old female was driving a black 2023 Toyota Camry southbound when it veered off the roadway, struck several large rocks, and overturned multiple times.
The driver and sole occupant, who was wearing a seatbelt, was transported to Queen’s North Hawai‘i Community Hospital in critical condition.
The Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit has initiated a major traffic collision investigation.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact Officer Adam Roberg at (808) 326-4646, ext. 229, or via email at adam.roberg@hawaiicounty.gov.
