Updated at 12:57 p.m., Friday, January 4, 2008
16-year-old Keaau boy killed in pedestrian crash
Advertiser Staff
HILO, Hawai'i — A 16-year-old Kea'au boy died today from injuries he suffered when he was struck early this morning as he crossed Hawai'i Belt Road at the 8-mile marker in Kea'au.Kaipo L. Sioloa was crossing the highway headed east when he was struck by a 1990 Toyota driven by a 19-year-old Kea'au man in the outer north-bound lane of the highway shortly before 12:12 a.m.
Sioloa was not in a crosswalk, and had consumed alcohol before the collision, police said. Speed is not believed to be a factor in the crash.
A fire department crew took Sioloa to Hilo Medical Center, where he died at 8:35 a.m.
Police have opened a negligent homicide investigation, and ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Officer Robert Pauole at 808-961-8119.
The death is the first traffic fatality on the Big Island this year.
