Full Notification

Hawaiʻi Police Department                                                                       
Criminal Investigations Section                                                 
Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray
Phone: (808) 961-2382
Report No.19-0001364

Media Release (Update)

Hawaiʻi Island Police report that an autopsy was conducted Tuesday morning, (January 8), on the body of a man who died after being in police custody who was earlier involved in a motorcycle collision on, (January 5).

The man was identified as 64-year-old Collin Miller of Hilo.

The cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma to the head. The death was ruled as accidental. Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU) will conduct a further investigation.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the accident to contact Officer Keith Nacis at (808) 961-2339.