5/14 HWY11 just open after fatal head-on this pm

[Carey]

At least one person was killed in a fatalHead-on this afternoon on Hwy 11 near Mt View.. the road has just been opened

[opihikao]

So terrible. [V] Please drive safely and be careful all. Life is too precious. JMO.

FYI: (*Snipped - More at link)

http://bigislandnow.com/2014/05/14/one-d...tain-view/

A 69-year-old man died this afternoon in a head-on collision on Highway 11 in Mountain View.

Police said a 1995 Ford pickup truck driven by a 23-year-old Keaau man crossed the center line and struck a 2002 Ford sedan.

The 69-year-old victim, who has not been identified, was driving the sedan.

His passenger, a 64-year-old Mountain View woman, was transported to Hilo Medical Center.

Police said the crash occurred at about 1:45 p.m. near the 13-mile marker in Mountain View.

Four men — ages 19, 20, 21 and 22 — who were passengers in the pickup were treated for injuries and released.

An investigation of negligent homicide and driving without a license or insurance has been initiated in the collision.

Police said it was not known whether drugs or alcohol were involved.