A 62-year-old Hilo man died Tuesday from injuries received in a motorcycle crash on Pohoiki Road, a half-mile east of Hinalo Street.

He was identified as Robert B. De Sa of Hilo.

Responding to a 3 p.m. call, Puna patrol officers determined that the victim was operating a 2008 Honda Shadow motorcycle and traveling west on Pohoiki Road when the motorcycle struck a dog that had run onto the roadway.

The victim, who was not wearing a helmet, was ejected from the motorcycle and received head injuries.

Fire rescue personnel took him to Hilo Medical Center, where he died at 10:37 p.m.

Police do not believe that speed or alcohol were factors in this crash.

This is the 22nd traffic fatality on the Big Island this year compared with 32 at this time last year.