Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a single-vehicle collision that claimed the life of a man just after midnight on Thursday in Hilo. At 12:07 a.m., police responded to a report of a traffic collision on Pauahi Street near Piopio Street. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADAt this time, speed and alcohol, and/or drugs are believed to be factors in this collision. Anyone with information regarding this crash is asked to please contact Officer Laurence Davis at 808-961-2339 or via email at Laurence.Davis@hawaiicounty.gov. This is the third traffic fatality on Hawai‘i Island in 2026.