It was a deadly 2016 on Hawaii Island roads, with the number of those officially killed in traffic collisions greater than in 2014 and 2015 combined. The following people were killed in traffic crashes in 2016:
• Ling Oneil, 29, of Ocean View, Jan. 19, Kona Drive and Paradise Parkway, Ocean View.*
• Jacob Freebairn, 38, of Waimea, Feb. 7, Kawaihae Road, Waimea.
• Albert Gonsalves, 18, of Keaau, Feb. 13, Highway 11, Keaau.
• Thomas Callero, 48, of Waikoloa, March 3, Highway 19, North Kona.
• Stewart Kroll, 70, of Kailua-Kona, March 3, Highway 19, North Kona.
• Feliza Padilla, 93, of Hilo, March 8, Kaiwiki Road, Hilo.
• Skye Kahealeilani Noah, 19, of Pahoa, March 28, Highway 130, Keaau.
• Shyla N. Medeiros-Dutton, 22, of Pahoa, April 9, Nanawale Boulevard, Pahoa.
• Ryan W. Devaney, 29, of Pahoa, April 17, Kilauea Ave. and Kawailani St., Hilo.
• Jonathan Salinas, 22, of Kailua-Kona, April 17, Highway 190, North Kona.
• Christopher Allen, 54, of Holualoa, April 25, Highway 19 and Kealakehe Parkway, Kailua-Kona.
• Gary S. Ambrose, 78, of Keaau, May 27, Keaau Transfer Station.*
• Crystal M. Mercado-Lopez, 32, of Pahoa, June 17, Highway 11, Glenwood.
• Jessica E. Uulopa, 23, of Captain Cook, July 2, Puuhonua Road, Captain Cook.
• Alexander Ortiz, 69, of Hilo, July 15, Kilauea Ave. and Ohia St., Hilo.
• Alicia Andres, 20, of Hilo, Mohouli St. extension, Hilo.
• (Male, name and residence not released by police), 17, Moholuli St. extension, Hilo.
• Lucas DeRego, 18, of Mountain View, Aug. 26, Highway 11 and North Glenwood Rd., Mountain View.
• Brysson Lorenzo Sr., 61, of Naalehu, Aug. 29, Highway 11, South Kona.
• Rhonda Broad, 61, of Hilo, Sept. 3, Railroad Ave. and Makalika St., Hilo.
• Lionel Chartrand, 66, of Hilo, Sept. 3, Railroad Ave. and Makalika St., Hilo.
• Breanna Fujimoto, 20, of Captain Cook, Sept. 4, Highway 11, Kailua-Kona.
• Sarah Thurber, 30, of Kailua-Kona, Sept. 15, Highway 190, North Kona.
• Jackson Mathers, 23, of Milolii, Oct. 2, Highway 11, Honalo, South Kona.
• Gary Hall, 64, of Hilo, Oct. 3, Kilauea Ave., Hilo.
• Masako Okano, 92, of Hilo, Oct. 23, Komohana and Ponahawai streets, Hilo.
• Denise Scott, 40, of Ocean View, Oct. 25, Highway 11, South Kona.
• Janexty Kaaloa, 10, of Honaunau, Nov. 2, Highway 11, South Kona.
• Dorothy Kita, 83, of Hawi, Nov. 4, Highway 250, North Kohala.
• Albert Kita, 77, of Hawi, Nov. 4, Highway 250, North Kohala.
• Jeongah Hyun, 45, of Kailua-Kona, Dec. 1, Highway 190, Kailua-Kona.
• Iljung Nam, 46, of South Korea, Dec. 1, Highway 190, Kailua-Kona.
• Nicole Kahoopii, 21, of Pahoa, Dec. 15, Highway 130 at Pohaku Drive, Keaau.
• Bristol Thompson, 31, of Kailua-Kona, Dec. 24, Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona.
* Not counted as official traffic fatalities by police since collisions occurred on private property.
Source: Hawaii Police Department
