Palani Road crash makai of Kealakaa just before midnight
May 23, 2010 – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
UPDATE –
Police traffic investigators have identified a 16-year-old Kona boy who was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Saturday (May 22) on Palani Road, .5 miles east of the 38 mile-marker.
The victim was identified as Jordan Rivera of a Kailua-Kona address.
UPDATE – Police have identified one of two the males killed in a crash in Kona late Saturday night, and now say the incident may have involved racing.
Police say the 1997 Honda two-door sedan driven by a 20 year old Kealakekua man, Kyle R. Buckley, was traveling east on Palani Road and possibly racing with another vehicle when it lost control, crossed the centerline and hit a 2006 Toyota multi-purpose vehicle head-on.
Buckley was taken to Kona Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:40 a.m.
A 16-year-old passenger in the Honda was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are withholding his name pending notification of his family.
Police say the driver of the Toyota, a 25-year-old man from Oahu, and his passengers, a 21-year-old man, a 3-year-old boy and a 1-year-old boy, were treated and released from the hospital.
The driver of a 2007 Chrysler four-door sedan – also hit by the Honda while travelling west on Palani – was a 23-year-old woman from Kailua-Kona. She and her 23-year-old Oahu passenger were also treated and released, police say.
Police are investigating the crash. It’s unknown if alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash, but police say “speed was definitely a factor.”
Police have initiated a negligent homicide case and ordered a coroner’s inquest to establish the exact case of death in both cases.
Anyone with information, especially anyone who might know the identity of the driver of the second racing car, is urged to call Office Joshua Lewis at 326-4646 x229.
FIRST REPORT:
A three car crash that happened just before midnight on Saturday in Kailua-Kona has claimed the life of two males.
The Hawaii County Fire Department says that the incident happened on Palani Road about 1/4 mile makai of Kealakaa at the double lanes.
Details are few, and no one involved has been identified. Fire officials say a makai bound vehicle hit a mauka bound vehicle containing 2 male occupants, and rolled over. A third vehicle, also makai bound, then hit the vehicle with the male occupants head on.
Fire officials report that one of the male occupants was dead on arrival, and the other was pronounced dead at Kona Hospital ER afterwards.
Two female occupants in the third vehicle were reported injured and transported away. Fire officials say 2 adult males and 2 babies were in the makai bound vehicle that rolled over, but none were injured. The children were taken to the hospital, however, due to parents concerns.
Palani Road was closed and traffic was re-routed onto Hinalani Street while officials worked to handle the situation.
[mappress]
rest in peace to our good friends kyle buckley and jordan rivera.we will miss you guys and remember the good times.were all so sad you guys left us so soon.everyone will keep you in our hearts and minds,youll never be forgotten,we love you guys so much <3
rip jordan rivera. im gunna miss you boyy. save me a place in your circle up there. you will always have a place in my mind. you are truely missed. <3
Jordan and Kyle you are loved and will be missed by so many.. Such a tragedy you both left this earth so young.. We will cherish the memories we have made together and forever you will be in our hearts..R.I.P
Thank for sharing good and useful information. This information is very valuable.
Regards.
Car
Jordan, we will love and miss you always. The family is just simplly heart broken. We all love you so much… Please pray for my family aswell as his friends.
Love You Baby
Titi Stacy
dang jordan.i will miss you dawg.all the fricken fun times we had in hilo..rest in peace dawg.
Jordan you were one of my best friends you always had my back i’m sorry i couln’t save you homie i love you brah see you in the sky
Kelano
LOVE YOU JORDAN WE ALL WILL MISS YOU I HAD GOOD TIMES WEN WE PRETTY MUCH LIVED TOGETHER…ME YOU,CHASE,CHOLENA,SUMMER,ANGIE,ANDREW,BRUCCE,AND BRYT, 🙂
To any of Jordans Friends..
We are making a photo video for my sister and family, if you have any pictures or videos of him please email them to me
at prsavi@aol.com TY God Bless all of you & Be safe..
Jordans Titi’s Stacy, Kathy and his cousin Brooklynn
R.I.P Kyle. i remember growing up with you man. we were good friends. its been a while since we have talked, and its sad to think i wont be able to anymore. Ill see you when my time is up too man. miss you already. Keep it cool up there man.
I wish I could of been back there to hang with yo and see you but i missed the time to.I think of you every day and i will never forget you.See you when i go up there with you..love you always R.I.P Jordan <3
Too much to wrap my head around.
Jordan, I wish I could see you again, but I guess I can’t anymore. Still can’t believe it, even though it’s been a month since you died. I wish I talked to you more since middle school. I’m never gonna forget our memories together, fights and all.
Rest in peace, man.
JORDAN WE ALL MISS YOU SOO MUCH
I LOVE YOU COUSIN <3 RAECHEL S
i love you nugguhhhhh! i miss you fakkaaa:)
To all of you who knew and loved my son Jordan, I thank you from the very bottom of my shattered heart, our lives will never be the same, not yours not mine, my son no longer has a life as we know it. Please dont let this tragedy and loss be in vein, learn that it is never ever the correct thing to do to enter a veichle under any circumstances with a driver who is impaired either by alcohol, or drugs, or desires of grandure wanting to show off. As the passenger you are rendered helpless putting your life in the hands of anothers shortcummings. So if you are 16 years young and nieve, trusting, and not to worldly, take a lesson from your friend Jordan and my baby who is now gone, trust no idiot behind the wheel who can and will kill you, simply because the driver is in or out of control, that is the question and the lesson
Sincerely Melanie Rodriguez against Drunk,drugged up, showoff drivers
Jordan. I love and miss you. I remember when I found out you passed I didn’t believe it. I cried so hard brah. I just wanted to call you and talk to you one last time. We had plenty of memories together and you’ll always be in my heart. I remember when you was gonna scrap the bee at lokahi and those other times. Thank you for Shari g some of those good times in your life. Love you and miss you. May you fly with the angels.
-Erica.
Dam gotta say sorry for not getting the chance to hang out when you wanted me to.
But imma cherish those memories.
Love & miss you homie. Untill next time
RIP BUCK AND JORDAN.
FOREVER REMEMBERED!!!
Frick jordan:/
I rememeber the day’s we use to hang out with eachother.
Exspecially, when we were togther<3 REMEMBER?
We had some good times, I stll remember the day's when you came to visit me one night.
You rode your sector nine, all the way too my friends house & I snuk out for a couple of minutes.
Frick it's so hard to accept that your gone:/ Like, i lie to myself convincing my self to believe that your still around.
LOVE & MISS YOU JORDAN!