Joni Okino-Shiroma, 63, dies when her vehicle is struck head-on by allegedly speeding intoxicated driver on Mamalahoa Highway in Pepe'ekeo, Hawaii

Modified Date: 
Mon, 06/20/2022 - 12:30am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, June 19, 2022

6-19-22 Woman Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash in Pepe‘ekeo

Responding to the 3:48 p.m. report of a traffic collision on Mamalahoa Highway, (Highway 19), in the area of the 10-mile marker in Pepe‘ekeo, police investigators determined that a 2002 Dodge pickup truck traveling Hamakua bound, crossed the center line while on the Wai‘a‘ama Stream Bridge and struck head on a 2007 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck traveling Hilo bound.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Joni Okino-Shiroma
Calvin Shimizu