A Kona grand jury recently indicted 30 year-old Alec Timpson of Captain Cook who was charged for a May 13 hit-and run incident that occurred on Highway 11, near the 110 mile marker and the Manago Hotel in South Kona.

Timpson’s trial was set for November 14, 2023. He remains out of custody after posting $7,025.00 bail.

As the Indictment alleges, Timpson was charged with Negligent Injury in the First Degree, Duty to Give Information and Render Aid, Accidents Involving Death and Serious Bodily Injury, and Accidents Involving Substantial Bodily Injury. The most serious offense, Accidents Involving Death and Serious Bodily Injury, is a class B felony which carries a penalty of either a ten-year prison term or four years probation and up to eighteen months in jail. Accidents Involving Substantial Bodily Injury and Negligent Injury in the First Degree are both class C felony offenses which carry a penalty of either a five-year prison term or four years probation and up to twelve months in jail.

The charges are merely allegations, and the Defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The case was initiated by Kona Patrol and being prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kauanoe Jackson.

The felony investigation was led by Officer Adam Roberg, Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit, Hawai‘i Police Department.

 

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