From Hawaii Police Department:
A 58-year-old Kailua-Kona man died Thursday (June 14) from injuries he sustained in a single motor vehicle crash on June 11 off Old M?malahoa Highway in Kailua-Kona.
He was identified as William Lawrence of a Kailua-Kona address.
Responding to an 8:38 p.m. call on June 11, Kona patrol officers determined that the man was working on a 1993 Toyota Tacoma truck when the vehicle began to roll downhill. In an attempt to stop the truck from rolling, Lawrence may have gone under the vehicle as it picked up speed. Lawrence was caught under the vehicle, which subsequently landed on top of him after striking a rock wall.
Lawrence was taken to The Queen’s Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. on June 14.
Traffic enforcement Unit officers have initiated a coroner’s inquest case and have ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
Because this death occurred on a private road, it is not counted toward the official traffic fatality count.
