Hawaii County looks to dismiss case of teen killed after being hit by officer’s car
Hawaii County is seeking to dismiss a liability case involving a police officer who struck and killed a 16-year-old boy with a patrol car three years ago. The victim's family argues the officer was negligent.
A Hawaii County attorney argued Tuesday in court that a Hawaii Police Department officer who hit and killed a pedestrian with a police car nearly three years ago is immune from liability, but an attorney for the family of the victim, a 16-year-old boy, argued the officer was negligent and liable.
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