Hawaii Island Police have identified the motorcyclist who died after a crash Wednesday night in North Kona as Zachary Mcquaid Stubbs, 29, of Kailua-Kona.
On Wednesday around 8 p.m., police responded to a call of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Palani Road and Kealakaa Street.
Police said an investigation revealed the motorcyclist was traveling north on Palani Road on a 2023 Yamaha XTZ690, passing several vehicles and running a red light before striking a 2006 Nissan Frontier pickup.
As a result, the man was thrown from his motorcycle and into a utility pole.
Paramedics took Stubbs to Kona Community Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police say it appears speed was a factor in the crash. Stubbs was not wearing a helmet.
Police said this was the 19th traffic fatality in Hawaii County this year, compared to nine at the same time last year.
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