The O'ahu man was identified by police as Eric H. Beyer. The tractor-trailer driver, a 46-year-old of Honoka'a resident, was not injured.

Police said the rented 2000 Ford pickup truck was headed to Kohala when it drifted over the center line and hit the rear axle of the bigger truck at about 8 a.m.

Beyer is the Big Island's third traffic fatality this year, compared with seven by this date last year.

Fugitive charged in car crash

The 28-year-old fugitive who crashed his car in front of the Honolulu Police Department on Thursday has been charged with escape and drug offenses, police said.

A car driven by Dwayne R. Medeiros of Salt Lake crashed into a light pole in front of the police station, 801 S. Beretania St., then slammed into the main steps of the building at about 7:30 a.m.

Medeiros was charged with second-degree escape and promoting dangerous drugs, police said. His bail was set at $20,000.

Public safety officials said he has a history of drug offenses and had failed to return to the Laumaka Work Furlough Center on March 12. He could have been paroled on March 20.

3 who escaped prison charged

The three inmates who orchestrated an escape from the O'ahu Community Correctional Center on Wednesday night have been charged, police said.

Officials said Kerbert Silva, 37, and Eric Vance, 31, escaped the facility with the help of inmate Paul Damas, 43, who unlocked the holding cells through a control box.

The three each were charged with first-degree escape, kidnapping and second-degree assault. Their bail was set at $200,000 each, police said.