A 50-year-old Utah man died Wednesday afternoon following a single-vehicle crash in Kohala Ranch.
According to a press release from the Hawai’i County Police Department, his name has not been released.
The accident occured around 4 p.m.
Police said the man was driving a 1998 Toyota Land Rover and 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.
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Fire Rescue took him to North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:55 pm.
The driver was not wearing a seat belt.
It is unknown whether alcohol or drugs were involved.
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An autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of the death.
Police ask anyone who may have information about the crash to call Sergeant Marvin Troutman at 808-324-4646, extension 229, or call Crime Stoppers at 808-961-8300.
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