Hilo, HI : 50-year-old Utah man killed after striking tree in Kohala Ranch on Wednesday afternoon, September 10, 2014

A 50-year-old Salt Lake City, Utah, man died following a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Kohala Ranch. His name is being withheld pending positive identification. Responding to a 4:05 p.m. call, police determined that a 1998 Toyota Land Rover sports-utility vehicle was traveling east on Kohala Ranch Road at the intersection with Olomana Road when he lost control, ran off the right shoulder and collided with a tree. Fire Rescue took him to North Hawai'i Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:55 pm. The driver was not wearing a seat belt. It is unknown at this time if alcohol or drugs were involved. Traffic Enforcement Unit officers have initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation and have ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. Source : Utah man, 50, dies in Kohala Ranch crash