On Sunday, February 24, 2019, at about 12:25 am, a fatal motor vehicle collision occurred on H1 East, near the Kamehameha Highway Overpass.

A 39-year-old Waipahu male and his 21-year-old Waipahu male front seat passenger were traveling on H1 Eastbound.

The 39-year-old male suddenly lost control of the vehicle, where the vehicle collided with the guardrail more than once, and went up an embankment thereafter and collided with a tree located next to the right shoulder lane of the freeway.

As a result of the collision, the 39-year-old male driver was taken to an area hospital in critical condition where he was pronounced dead.

The 21-year-old male passenger sustained minor injuries and refused further treatment at the scene.

At this time, alcohol appear to be a contributing factor of this collision.

This is the 13th traffic fatality of this year compared to 9 at the same time in 2019.

The investigation is ongoing.