Hawaiʻi Police Department
Traffic Enforcement Unit
Sergeant Clarence Davies
Phone: 961-2332
Report No. C17014088
Media Release
A man died following a one-vehicle crash this morning (May 22) in Keaʻau.
His name is being withheld pending positive identification and notification of his family.
Responding to an 8:06 a.m. call, police determined that a 1998 Toyota truck was traveling Hilo bound, merging from the Keaʻau bypass (Highway 130) onto Highway 11 when the driver lost control, ran up an embankment and overturned.
The man died on the scene and was taken to the Hilo Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 11:02 a.m.
An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.
Police ask anyone who witnessed the crash to call Officer Keith Nacis at 961-8119. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the island-wide Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.
This is the 16th traffic fatality this year compared with 10 at this time last year.