Man, 20, killed in Big Island collision
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A Pahoa man died last night from apparent injuries suffered earlier in a two-vehicle collision at a Hawaiian Beaches intersection in the Big Island's Puna district.
Jonathan W. Tripp-Andrade, 20, died at Hilo Medical Center at 10:45 p.m., according to Big Island police traffic investigator Sgt. Christoper Gali.
Police said Tripp-Andrade's 1989 Honda sedan collided with a 2008 Chrysler sport-utility vehicle making a left turn from Kahakai Boulevard onto Opelu Street at 6:31 p.m.
The driver of the Chrysler, a 54-year-old California woman, and her three passengers — a woman, 72, and two boys, ages 15 and 13 — were not injured.
Speed appears to be a contributing factor for the accident, police said.
The death is the Big Island's 13th traffic fatality of 2008.