Alcohol and excessive speed are believed to be factors in a crash Sunday night that killed a former Kamehameha Schools varsity football player.

Kaulana Werner, 19, of Nanakuli was identified Monday by the Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office.

Police said Werner was crossing Farrington Highway on foot in the makai direction when a 22-year-old Ewa Beach woman struck him with a vehicle at about 8:35 p.m.

Werner was not in a crosswalk, and the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed toward town, police said. Werner died at the scene.

The woman allegedly fled, but was arrested by patrol officers about a half-mile away. She was booked on suspicion of failing to render aid and driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

Police said excessive speed and alcohol appear to be factors in the crash.

Werner’s godmother, Kehau Kaalouahi, said Werner was hit in front of his home on the Kapolei side of Laumania Avenue, and family members set up a memorial at the scene. Kaalouahi said Werner was “always loving, always giving, always smiling.”

“He wanted to be a role model and give back to his community,” she said, adding that he had read to children at a Nanakuli charter school.

She said Werner attended Sterling College in Kansas, where he played defensive back and was majoring in business, but he returned to Hawaii at the end of the fall semester and stayed because his mother was in poor health. She said Werner hoped to attend a school in Hawaii or on the West Coast to be closer to his family.

In the meantime he had an interview scheduled for this week to be a flight attendant.

Werner played wide receiver for Kamehameha and had a team-high 30 receptions for 417 yards and three touchdowns in 2014.

Kamehameha Schools Kapalama athletic director Glennie Adams recalled Werner as a humorous and respectful student who always greeted her with a smile and took the time to exchange pleasantries.

“I was heartbroken to hear of his passing,” she said in an email. She added that the Kapalama athletic ohana sends its thoughts and prayers to his family.

James McClure, defensive coordinator with Kamehameha football team, developed a close relationship with Werner while Werner was attending the school, and kept in touch with him after he graduated.

“I love this kid like a son, and this is really hard,” he said. He said he last spoke with Werner about two months ago, and that Werner had said he was doing well in college but wanted to stay home to help his mother.

Werner was the 14th traffic fatality on Oahu this year, of which eight were pedestrians. There were 17 traffic fatalities at this time last year.

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Star-Advertiser reporter Gregg K. Kakesako contributed to this report.