WAIMANALO (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu medical examiner has identified the man killed in a crash in Waimanalo Saturday night.

The victim was identified as Fullerton Pokipala, 30, of Kailua. Loved ones call him Hopena.

According to police, Pokipala was driving a utility task vehicle northbound on Hihimanu Street at around 8 p.m. when he disregarded a posted stop sign at the Kalanianaole Highway intersection.

As a result, police said he collided with a 74-year-old motorist traveling eastbound on Kalanianaole Highway, causing the utility task vehicle to roll over.

Police said Pokipala was thrown from his UTV, hospitalized in critical condition, and later died.

The medical examiner ruled the manner of his death as accidental.

This brings Oahu’s traffic death toll to 62, more than doubl

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