A motorcyclist who was killed in a traffic collision on Maui has been identified.
The Maui Police Department said 19-year-old Koa Hutton of Haiku died late Sunday night after being struck from behind by a car.
Police say a sedan was traveling east on Haleakalā Highway when it collided with the rear of a Kawasaki motorcycle near Keahua Road around 11:09 p.m.
Hutton was ejected and died at the scene. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision.
The car’s driver, a 24-year-old woman from Pukalani, collided with a guard rail after hitting the motorcycle. She was not injured.
This was Maui’s first traffic fatality of the year compared to none at the same time last year.
