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Hawaii island man dies of injuries from motorcycle crash
POSTED: 04:09 p.m. HST, May 02, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 07:25 a.m. HST, May 03, 2012
A 51-year-old Puna man died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash at Route 130 and Leilani Avenue in Pahoa, Hawaii County police said.
The man, riding a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle west on Leilani Avenue at 9:54 a.m. Wednesday, failed to stop at the stop sign, went through the intersection onto a private driveway and struck a gate, Hawaii County police said.
The man was not wearing a helmet.
He was taken to Hilo Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 1:12 p.m.
Traffic Enforcement Unit officers have initiated coroner's inquest case and have ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
Because the crash occurred on a private road, it is not counted toward the official traffic fatality count, police said.
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