Posted at 9:01 a.m., Friday, August 31, 2007
Big Island crash kills Kaneohe motorcyclist
Advertiser Staff
A 65-year-old motorcycle rider from Kaneohe died Thursday on the Big Island after he crashed into a car driven by a 47-year-old Honolulu man on Kohala Mountain Road, near the 8-mile marker, Big Island police said.The victim was identified as Robert A. Ueno, of Kaneohe. Police determined that he had been riding a 2001 Harley-Davidson motorcycle north on Kohala Mountain Road shortly before 2 p.m. when he lost control, crossed the centerline and collided with a 2007 Dodge 4-door station wagon traveling south.
Fire Rescue personnel took both drivers to North Hawaii Community Hospital. The driver of the Dodge was treated and released with minor injuries. A 46-year-old female passenger in the station wagon was not injured.
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at 2:48 p.m.He was not wearing a helmet.
Police do not believe that alcohol or drugs were involved but they do believe speed was a factor in the crash.
The accident was the 24th traffic fatality on the Big Island this year compared to 25 at the same time last year.
