Hawai‘i Police Department
Traffic Enforcement Unit
Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi
Phone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229
Report No. 23-016318
Media Release
A 73-year-old California man suffered critical injuries following a single-vehicle collision on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at the intersection of Henry Street and Hale Kapili Street in North Kona.
The man has not been positively identified.
Responding to a 11:31 a.m. call, police determined that a green 2022 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck was turning left onto Henry Street when it struck the 73-year-old man who was crossing Henry Street in a marked crosswalk. The pedestrian was transported to the Kona Community Hospital where he is currently listed in critical condition.
The driver of the 2022 Dodge Ram pickup truck, 39-year-old Graham Allen Racine, of Kailua-Kona, fled the scene after striking the pedestrian, however later turned himself in at the Kealakehe Police Station. Racine was arrested for:
- first-degree negligent injury
- failure to render aid
- accident involving substantial bodily injury
- operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant
Racine remains in custody at the Kealakehe Police Station while the investigation is continuing.
Police believe that speed and impairment are possible factors in the collision.
The Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit has initiated a traffic crash investigation and is asking for anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact Officer Adam Roberg at (808) 326-4646 ext. 229, or email at adam.roberg@hawaiicounty.gov. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300.
