A 26-year-old Kamuela man died Thursday (September 4) from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/motorcycle crash at the intersection of Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Puako Beach Drive in South Kohala. The victim was identified as Warren W. Hollister of a Kamuela address. Responding to a 6:10 p.m. call, South Kohala patrol officers determined that the motorcyclist was operating a 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle and traveling south on Queen Kaahumanu Highway when a 1995 Ford Ranger pickup truck pulled out of Puako Beach Drive making a left turn onto the highway. The operator of the truck, a 58-year-old Kamuela man, was not injured. The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet. It is unknown at this time if alcohol or drugs were involved but speed is a factor in this case. Traffic Enforcement Unit officers have initiated a negligent homicide investigation and have ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. Police ask anyone with information about this crash to call Officer Joshua Lewis at 326-4646, extension 233.

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