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Updated at 3:45 p.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Collision kills motorcyclist, 21, on Hana Highway

Advertiser Staff

KAHULUI, Maui — Maui recorded its first traffic fatality of the year when a 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed today in a collision on Hana Highway.

Police said Jonathan Davis of Kahului was driving a 2001 Suzuki GSX-R600 east on the highway at 6:50 a.m. when a 2006 Jeep Commander turned in front of him from the opposite lane in an attempt to turn left onto Wakea Avenue.

Davis, who was wearing a helmet, died at the scene of the collision. The 45-year-old woman who was driving the Commander was not injured.