WAILUA — Jacob Wilson, 25, of Magnolia, Mississippi, died in a single-vehicle crash on Monday afternoon in Wailua, the Kaua‘i Police Department reported Tuesday morning.
WAILUA — Jacob Wilson, 25, of Magnolia, Mississippi, died in a single-vehicle crash on Monday afternoon in Wailua, the Kaua‘i Police Department reported Tuesday morning.
Wilson had recently moved to Kapa‘a.
At approximately 4:15 p.m., Kapa‘a firefighters and KPD were dispatched to a motorcycle crash on Nonou Road.
According to a preliminary report, Wilson was operating a 2008 Kawasaki motorcycle and was traveling westbound on Nonou Road when he failed to negotiate a right-hand curve in the roadway. He crossed over to the eastbound lane and struck a fence on the eastbound shoulder.
Wilson was ejected from the motorcycle and sustained fatal injuries.
Upon arrival at the scene, first responders found a bystander performing CPR on Wilson, who was unresponsive with severe injuries to his head. Firefighters and medics continued CPR and advanced life support, but the man could not be resuscitated.
Nonou Road was closed to all traffic in the area of the Eggerking Road intersection for approximately two hours while the KPD’s Traffic Safety Unit conducted an investigation.
The cause of the crash continues to be investigated, but a preliminary report indicates that speed may have been a factor.
Wilson was not wearing a helmet.
This is Kaua‘i’s first traffic fatality this year compared to six at this time last year.
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