Big Island police said the 24-year-old Papaikou man who was involved in a one-vehicle crash last night near Honomu died today.

Tylor K. Souza was driving south in a 1985 Toyota pickup truck on Hawaii Belt Road south of the Honomu Transfer Station road when he lost control at the 14-mile marker, police said.

Souza crossed the centerline, struck guardrails on both sides of the shoulders and overturned, police said.

Police said he was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle.

Fire rescue personnel took him to the Hilo Medical Center where he died at 3 a.m. today.

Police say speed and alcohol may be factors in the crash.

This was the 24th Big Island traffic fatality compared with 20 the same time last year.

Anyone with information is  asked to call officer Andres Fojas at 961-8889.