KAILUA-KONA — A 26-year-old Kailua-Kona man died following a single-vehicle collision on late Thursday in Kailua-Kona.
The Hawaii Police Department Friday morning identified the victim as Jordan Seth Powell.
Responding to an 8:51 p.m. call, police determined that a blue 2005 Suzuki motorcycle operated by Powell was heading north and had overtaken a vehicle on the shoulder of the roadway near a left-hand curve on Alii Drive, about 0.3 miles south of Royal Poinciana Drive, when he went onto the gravel shoulder and lost control.
According to police, Powell then struck a parking sign and a rock embankment causing him to be ejected from the motorcycle. He was transported to Kona Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:45 p.m.
The crash closed Alii Drive for several hours.
Police do believe speed was a factor in the crash.
An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.
The Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit has initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation and is asking for anyone who may have witnessed the accident to contact Officer Kelsey Kobayashi at (808) 326-4646, ext. 229.
This is the 15th traffic fatality this year compared to 21 at this time last year.