Posted at 11:56 a.m., Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Pedestrian killed in Big Island car accident
Advertiser Staff
HILO, Hawai'i — A 23-year-old Hilo woman died this morning after she was struck by a car while walking along the Pana'ewa stretch of Highway 11 outside of Hilo, police said.Julia T.I. Nishimoto was hit shortly before 4:23 a.m. by a 1991 Toyota station wagon traveling toward Hilo, Big Island police said. She was reportedly pronounced dead at 6:40 a.m. at Hilo Medical Center.
The 72-year-old woman who was driving the station wagon was not injured.
Officers closed one Hilo-bound lane from about 4:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. while they documented the scene of the collision. Police do not believe speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. Police are investigating whether Nishimoto was in the road when the collision occurred.
Nishimoto's death is the 16th traffic fatality this year, the same number as on this date last year.
