Police have identified the man killed in a two-vehicle traffic collision that occurred Aug. 15 in Ocean View as 45-year-old Jason Jay Spurgeon Ocean View.

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On Aug. 15, at 1:17 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle collision near the intersection of Aloha Boulevard and Lehua Lane in Ocean View. Investigators determined that a gold 2021 Kia Seltos, operated by Spurgeon, was traveling westbound (makai) on Aloha when it crossed over the centerline and collided head-on with a silver 2000 Nissan Altima. The Nissan was being driven by a 21-year-old woman, also from Ocean View.

Spurgeon was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:35 p.m. Police said he wasn’t wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision.

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The 21-year-old woman was transported to the Kona Community Hospital in critical condition and has since been released.

This investigation is ongoing and is being handled by the West Hawaii Traffic Enforcement Unit. Anyone who witnessed the collision or who has information regarding this incident is asked to contact Officer Adam Roberg at (808) 326-4646, ext. 3229 or [email protected].

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