Hilo ,HI : Driver dies from one-vehicle collision on Saturday ,july 18th 2015

Hawaii Island police report that a 61-year old California man died Saturday after being involved in a one-vehicle traffic collision on Kanoelehua Avenue between Kahaopea Street and Kawailani Street in Hilo.

Responding to a 9:41 p.m. call, South Hilo patrol officers determined that the driver of a 2015 Ford four-door sedan was traveling south on Kanoelehua Avenue when he ran off the right side of the road and struck a cement wall.

Police believe that the driver may have suffered a medical condition prior to the crash.

Fire/rescue personnel took the driver to Hilo Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 10:16 p.m. His name is being withheld pending positive identification and notification of next of kin.

Traffic Enforcement Unit officers have initiated a coroner’s inquest case and have ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. Police are going to wait for autopsy results before counting this death toward the official traffic fatality count.


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Driver dies from one-vehicle collision in Hilo