Hawaii traffic fatalities in 2024 on pace with last year


by Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Honolulu Star-Advertiser— The first four months of 2024 were marred by 33 deadly collisions on Hawaii roads, including a fatal hit-and-run along a Haleiwa highway and a double-fatal involving bicyclists at an Ewa Beach intersection.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Man, 78, is Hawaii island’s 17th traffic fatality this year. A 78-year-old man has died after a solo car crash this afternoon on Mamalahoa Highway in North Kona, according to a statement from Hawaii island police.

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