Sam Mwarey News Today

Hundreds paid their final respects late last week to a 16-year-old Hilo High School junior who died in January from injuries he received after being struck as a pedestrian by an on-duty Hawaii Police Department officer at the wheel of a blue-and-white police cruiser.

A 16-year-old boy who died after being struck by a police officer last week is remembered by his family for his big heart.