Hawai‘i Island police have identified the man who jumped off the Puueo Bridge on Wednesday, January 4, as 71-year-old David P. Crowley of Hilo.
During an autopsy performed last week, the forensic pathologist ruled the cause of death blunt force injures to the neck. The manner was determined to be suicide.
Police ask anyone who may have information relative to this case to call the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311, or Detective Kimo Keliipaakaua of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2375 or email Kimo.Keliipaakaua@hawaiicounty.gov.

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