An 18-year-old Hilo man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges stemming from an alleged alcohol-related hit-and-run collision in late June. ADVERTISING An 18-year-old Hilo man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges stemming from an alleged alcohol-related hit-and-run collision in late
An 18-year-old Hilo man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges stemming from an alleged alcohol-related hit-and-run collision in late June.
Hilo Circuit Judge Glenn Hara set a trial date of Nov. 2 at 8:30 a.m. for Kayin Kekaimalu Wilson.
Wilson is charged with DUI, first-degree negligent injury, leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury, inattention to driving and violating the terms of a provisional driver’s license for persons under 18 by driving between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. unaccompanied by a parent or guardian.
Wilson, who was 18 at the time of the collision, was indicted July 15 by a Hilo grand jury and arrested on Thursday.
According to police, Wilson was driving on Kalanianaole Avenue near Richardson Ocean Park when the car he was driving struck a moped operated by a 43-year-old Hilo man.
The indictment identifies the victim as Leighton AhNee.
Deputy Prosecutor Kevin Hashizaki said afterward AhNee suffered a broken femur, which is the thigh bone and the largest bone in the body. The indictment states Wilson, who is not legally old enough to drink, was driving “while under the influence of alcohol in an amount sufficient to impair defendant’s normal mental faculties or ability to care for defendant’s self and guard against casualty.”
The judge ordered Wilson, who is free on supervised release, not to own, use or possess alcohol, illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia, and to submit to random drug and alcohol testing.
“You’re not to operate a motor vehicle during the period of your supervised release unless you have a license, a valid license, and the vehicle is property licensed with a current safety check and is covered by insurance required by law,” the judge told Wilson.
The most serious charge, leaving the scene of an accident, is a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment, while the negligent injury charge is a Class C felony and carries a possible prison term of up to five years.
Wilson has no prior criminal record.
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