Updated at 3:08 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Police ID motorcycle crash victim
Advertiser Staff
A 52-year-old Holualoa man died Sunday from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Walua Road and Lunapule road in Kailua, Kona.The victim has been identified as Mark A. Bucholz of Holualoa, police said.
Responding to a 7:10 p.m. call, Kona patrol officers determined that the victim was traveling east on Walua Road and operating a 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he lost control, crossed the center line and struck an embankment. He was not wearing a helmet.
Fire rescue personnel took Bucholz to Kona Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:17 p.m.
Police believe speed and alcohol contributed to the crash.
Traffic Enforcement unit officers have initiated a coroner's inquest case and have ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
This is the 32nd traffic fatality on the Big Island this year compared with 32 at this time last year.
