The city medical examiner's office has identified Jason Awong, 39, of Wai'anae, as the person who suffered fatal injuries in a traffic crash Saturday in N�n�kuli.

Police said Awong was a front-seat passenger in a vehicle being driven by his son when it hit a fire hydrant and utility pole about 5:40 p.m. Saturday on Haleakal� Avenue.

Awong was taken in critical condition to The Queen's Medical Center, where he died Sunday, police said.

Awong was the eighth traffic fatality on O'ahu this year.