Big Island police have identified the 27-year-old Laupahoehoe man who died Saturday from injuries he received in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 19 in Pepeekeo.
Big Island police have identified the 27-year-old Laupahoehoe man who died Saturday from injuries he received in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 19 in Pepeekeo.
The man was identified as Daven Dolan, according to Hawaii Police Department.
Responding to a 4:11 a.m. call, South Hilo Patrol officers determined Dolan was driving a 2006 Lexus four-sedan and traveling north on Highway 19 when he crossed the center line and collided with a 2008 GMC Master delivery truck heading south in the vicinity of mile marker 9.
The driver of the GMC truck, a 37-year-old man from Hilo, was transported to the Hilo Medical Center and later flown to The Queen’s Medical Center for treatment.
Dolan was also transported to Hilo Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 6:40 a.m.
Police believe alcohol may contributed to the crash.
Traffic Enforcement Unit officers have initiated a negligent homicide case and have ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to call Officer Casey Cabral at 961-8889.
This is the 15th traffic fatality on the Big Island this year compared to eight at the same time last year.