A 49-year-old Hilo man died Thursday after being involved in a one-vehicle traffic collision on Waikoloa Road east of the two-mile marker in Waikoloa.
A 49-year-old Hilo man died Thursday after being involved in a one-vehicle traffic collision on Waikoloa Road east of the two-mile marker in Waikoloa.
He’s been identified as Robert J. Cooley.
Officers responding to a 2:40 p.m. call determined Cooley was driving a 2004 Nissan Altima 4-door sedan east when he ran off the right side of the road and rolled onto a small rock embankment, where the car came to a final rest.
Police believe that the Cooley may have suffered a medical condition prior to the crash.
He was pronounced dead at 3:45 p.m. at North Hawaii Community Hospital.
An autopsy has been ordered and police are waiting for the results results before counting this death toward the official traffic fatality count.
Anyone with information about this crash is asked to call Officer Christopher Kapua-Allison at 326-4646, ext. 229.