May 18, 2025

FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube
  • Home
  • Events
  • NEWS
    • Top Stories
    • National News
    • National Sports
  • Current Contests
  • Photos/Video
    • Photos
    • Videos
  • On-Air
    • Kat & Ku`ehu
    • G. Cruz
    • Kaohu James
  • Podcasts
    • KWXX Mauna Loa Eruption Updates
    • Island Conversations
    • COVID-19 Interview
  • Contact
  • Info
  • Search
  • FCC Applications
MENU
  • Home
  • Events
  • NEWS
    • Top Stories
    • National News
    • National Sports
  • Current Contests
  • Photos/Video
    • Photos
    • Videos
  • On-Air
    • Kat & Ku`ehu
    • G. Cruz
    • Kaohu James
  • Podcasts
    • KWXX Mauna Loa Eruption Updates
    • Island Conversations
    • COVID-19 Interview
  • Contact
  • Info
  • Search
  • FCC Applications

Pedestrian Killed in Kea‘au Collision Identified

February 20, 2023 at 5:07 am tdemartini
  • Blogs
  • Tweet
  • Share
  • Reddit
  • +1
  • Pocket
  • LinkedIn
thumbnail_hpd-badge-gold-2

Hawai’i Island police are continuing to investigate a fatal Keaʻau traffic collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian that occurred last month.

The pedestrian has been identified as 58 year-old John Venrick of Mountain View.

On January 14, 2023, Puna patrol officers responded to a single vehicle major traffic collision on Highway 130, in the vicinity of the 3 mile marker where a blue-colored Acura sedan was traveling Pahoa bound on the Number 2 lane when it struck Venrick, who was on foot in the vicinity of the Number 1 and Number 2 lane of the Pahoa bound section of the highway.

An autopsy was conducted however the results are still pending to determine the exact cause of death.

The East Hawaii Traffic Enforcement Unit continues their Coroner’s Inquest Investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed the accident or has information is encouraged to contact Officer Jerome Duarte at 961-2339 or via email at Jerome.Duarte@HawaiiCounty.gov.

Tags: fatal traffic collision, Hawaii County Police Department, Keaʻau
Previous Story
Hawaiʻi Island Lane Closures: Week of February 20
Next Story
DOH Report Finds High Rates of Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer Mortality in Hawaiʻi

Facebook

Twitter

Tweets by KWXX

"Hawaii's Feel Good Island Music Radio Station"

Info

  • Home
  • Contests
  • Socialize
  • Contact Us
  • Station Info
  • EEO
  • FCC Public File (KWXX)
  • FCC Public File (KAOY)

National News

Sign in support of Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan at a May Day march for workers' rights in Lower Manhattan. NEW YORK^ NEW YORK USA - May 1^ 2025

Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan pleads not guilty to federal obstruction charges

US Supreme court building on the capitol hill in Washington DC^ United States of America

Supreme Court expresses concern over Trump’s birthright citizenship plan amid ...

Social

Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter Instagram Instagram YouTube YouTube
© 2025 KWXX - Hilo, HI Powered by OneCMS™ | Served by InterTech Media LLC
Are you still listening?
59572920
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)
4708947f97882ef0f96ad5ad68dc453d95b5e060
1
Loading...