An autopsy conducted Tuesday , Oct. 4, determined that the man who died Sunday, Oct. 2, after being involved in a one-vehicle traffic collision on the Māmālahoa Highway (Route 11) in Honalo, South Kona, died from injuries sustained in the accident.
He was identified as 23-year-old Jackson Mathers of Miloliʻi.
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ORIGINAL POST: Oct. 3
An unidentified man died following a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning, Oct. 2, on Māmālahoa Highway (Route 11) in Honalo, South Kona.
Responding to a 2:36 a.m. call, police determined that a 2013 Subaru station wagon had been traveling south on Māmālahoa Highway just south of the 114-mile marker when the operator failed to negotiate a turn in the roadway, causing the vehicle to run off the mauka shoulder of the roadway and to collide with a utility pole.
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The operator was ejected from the vehicle; he sustained critical injuries.
The unidentified man was taken to Kona Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5:26 a.m. Sunday.
Police believe speed, inattention and alcohol were factors in the crash.
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An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death and to determine identification.
Officers from the Traffic Enforcement Unit have initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation and are asking for information from anyone who may have witnessed the crash. Call Officer Justin Hooser at 326-4646, ext. 229.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.
This is the 22nd traffic fatality this year compared with 15 at this time last year.
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