Sheehan’s death is the fifth official traffic fatality on the Big Island this year, the same number as this time last year.
Police say a Laupahoehoe man was killed Sunday in a single-motorcycle crash on Kalanianaole Avenue near Koloa Street in Keaukaha.
He was identified as 24-year-old Dimitri I. Sheehan.
Officers responding to a 4:08 p.m. call determined that Sheehan was riding a 2002 Honda motorcycle west on Kalanianaole when he did a “wheelie,” lost control of the bike, ran off the right side of the road and struck a street sign.
Sheehan, who was wearing a helmet, was taken by ambulance to Hilo Medical Center, where he died at 5:43 p.m.
Police do not yet know if alcohol or drugs were involved but speed was a factor in this crash.
An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.
Sheehan’s death is the fifth official traffic fatality on the Big Island this year, the same number as this time last year.