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76-year-old driver killed when vehicle crashes through fence in Hilo

Glenn Honda | September 14, 2023 |

HILO, HI – The Hawai‘i Police Department responded to the scene of a fatal single-vehicle traffic collision in Hilo on Wednesday morning.

In a news release, police said the incident occurred at the intersection of Kapiolani Street and West Kawili Street shortly before 9 a.m.

A police investigation found that a man driving a 2012 Toyota Highlander was headed east on West Kawili Street and made a left onto Kapiolani Street. The vehicle continued into the right-hand shoulder of Kapiolani Street and went through a chain-link fence, coming to rest within an active construction area. There were no signs of braking and no other vehicles were involved.

The driver, identified as 76-year-old Charles Kanoho of Hilo, was pronounced dead after being taken to the Hilo Medical Center.

The police department’s Area I Traffic Enforcement Unit is investigating the crash and said it appears to have been the result of a medical emergency behind the wheel. The investigation will continue in an effort to determine additional factors.

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