Hawai‘i Island police identified the motorcyclist who died in a recent traffic collision involving a dump truck in Pāhoa as 36-year-old Wallace Zimmerman.

On February 3, police learned that a motorcycle operated by Zimmerman was traveling south on Kea‘au-Pahoa Road when he began passing multiple vehicles on the mauka shoulder. Zimmerman then collided with a 2020 Peterbilt dump truck that was making a right turn into a driveway. He was located unresponsive at the scene and transported to the Hilo Benioff Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

At this time, police believe speed and alcohol and/or drugs are possible factors in this collision.

The East Hawaiʻi Traffic Enforcement Unit is continuing to investigate the incident.

Anyone with additional information regarding the collision can contact Officer Jerome Duarte at (808) 961-2339, or via email at Jerome.Duarte@hawaiicounty.gov.