Police ID crash victim

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An autopsy conducted Thursday determined that the male operator of a 2008 Nissan Titan who died Wednesday after being involved in a two-vehicle traffic collision on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway north of the 92 mile marker died from his injuries sustained in the accident.

An autopsy conducted Thursday determined that the male operator of a 2008 Nissan Titan who died Wednesday after being involved in a two-vehicle traffic collision on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway north of the 92 mile marker died from his injuries sustained in the accident.

He has been identified as 37-year-old Hailame Lavaka of Kamuela, the Hawaii Police Department said in a press release Friday.

The positive identification of the operator and passenger of the 1998 Toyota 4Runner involved in this traffic collision are still pending the results of DNA identification.