HILO, Hawaii (Island News) – An officer with the Hawaii Police Department was hospitalized after receiving serious injuries from a collision that occurred on Sunday morning.

The incident happened near the intersection of Kekuanaoa St. and Kanoelehua Ave in Hilo at approximately 5:33 a.m. Police responded to a report of a traffic collision and determined that a 2023 Subaru Forester was driving east on Kekuanaoa St. when it struck a 27-year-old officer who was helping a driver with a stalled vehicle in the westbound left-turn lane.

Officials said that the 27-year-old woman, a four-year veteran of the department, had received head injuries and rib fractures. She was taken to the Hilo Benioff Medical Center where she was last reported to be in guarded condition.

Police initially arrested th

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