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🚨 MEDIA RELEASE – Big Island (Update) Police Identify Pedestrian Killed in Hilo Traffic Collision 📍 Location: Hawaiʻi County 📅 Date: October 25, 2026 Hawai‘i Island police have identified the female pedestrian who died following a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision on Thursday evening, Oct. 22, 2026, in Hilo as 71-year-old Pamela Lovett of Pāhoa. Responding to a traffic collision at 7:15 p.m. at the intersection of Kanoelehua Avenue and East Kahaopea Street, police learned that a 2023 Kia four-door sedan was traveling Hilo bound on Kanoelehua Avenue when it struck Lovett. She was initially reported to be crossing the road and was not in a marked crosswalk. Lovett was located unresponsive at the scene and pronounced deceased at 7:25 p.m. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death. The operator of the 2023 Kia four-door sedan, a 39-year-old Pāhoa man, was not injured as a result of the collision. The Area I (East Hawai‘i) Traffic Enforcement Unit responded to the scene and is continuing the investigation. At this time, police do not believe that speed and inattention were factors in the crash. 📰 Full release: https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/update-police-identify-pedestrian-killed-in-hilo-traffic-collision/ 📞 Have info? Crime Stoppers: (808) 961-8300 🚔 HCPD Non-Emergency: (808) 935-3311 🆘 Emergency: 911 ℹ️ Source: Hawaiʻi Police Department press release https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/update-police-identify-pedestrian-killed-in-hilo-traffic-collision/ 🔍 Search Reports: sshsearch.com 📧 Submit Reports: sshreport.com