HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230330KPD.pdfDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: March 30, 2023
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I POLICE DEPARTMENT
TODD G. RAYBUCK, CHIEF
(808) 241-1600
Kapa‘a hit-and-run suspect arrested Thursday
KAPA‘A – The Kaua‘i Police Department has arrested 33-year-old Brandon Vitovitz on Thursday
in connection with a fatal hit-and-run Sunday. Vitovitz has no known address.
Kaua‘i Police also identified the victim as 64-year-old David Evans of Kapa‘a.
Vitovitz was arrested Thursday morning for Negligent Homicide in the First Degree, Accidents
Involving Death, Inattention to Driving, and Driving Without a License. He is currently being held at the
Kaua‘i Police Department Cell Block on $250,000 bail.
Shortly before 9:45 p.m. Sunday, officers were dispatched to a report of a traffic crash involving
a pedestrian and a vehicle on Kukui Street in Kapa‘a.
According to a preliminary report, a lifted dark-colored Toyota Tacoma turned left from Kūhiō
Highway onto Kukui Street and struck a pedestrian who was crossing Kukui Street on a marked
crosswalk. The pedestrian, identified as David Evans of Kapa‘a, was treated on scene before being
transported to Wilcox Medical Center in critical condition, where he later died. The driver of the truck
fled the scene.
Kukui Street was closed in both directions for approximately 1.5 hours while the Kaua‘i Police
Department’s Traffic Safety Section conducted an on-scene investigation.
Brandon Vitovitz, 33, was arrested on Thursday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run Sunday.
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