A 30-year-old police officer on Hawaii 's Big Island was arrested and placed on administrative leave after he hit with his car and killed a bicyclist visiting from Michigan . Hawaii Island police officer Jody Buddemeyer was arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide in connection with the death Sunday morning of Jeffrey Sunow , 63 , of West Bloomfield , Michigan , according to West Hawaii Today , a newspaper in Kailua-Kona . Buddemeyer , who was assigned to the South Kohala district , was released after his arrest . Hawaii Island police officer Jody Buddemeyer was arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide after allegedly striking and killing a man with his car . Jeffrey Sunow , 63 , ( pictured in red ) was found lying face down near a badly damaged bicycle off Waikoloa Road . There is no telephone listing for him in Hawaii , and he could not be reached for comment Monday . The bicyclist was found lying face down near a badly damaged bicycle on the shoulder of Waikoloa Road , authorities said . Sunow died at the scene , first-responders said , Hawaii News Now reports . He was declared dead at North Kohala Community Hospital , where the body was taken . Buddemeyer reported the crash shortly before 6:30 a.m. Sunday , according to authorities . The Office of Professional Standards is conducting an administrative investigation , which is standard after any fatal incident involving an officer , police said . Officers say that given the time of day a rising sun would 've been in both men 's eyes . The eastbound lane of Waikoloa Road was closed for several hours following the collision . The collision occurred on a notoriously dangerous stretch of the road , the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported . A steep incline where the crash occurred follows a bend in the road . 'There 's no curb , ' acting West Hawaii Fire Battalion Chief John Whitman said . `` It 's very unsafe if you 're riding a bicycle . '' The rising sun would likely have been in both men 's eyes at the time , Whitman said .
Officer Jody Buddemeyer was arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide . Arrest comes in connection with the death of Jeffrey Sunow , 63 , of Michigan , West Bloomfield . Sunow was found lying face down near a badly damaged bicycle on the shoulder of Waikoloa Road .