Police responding to a 4:45 a.m. call determined that a 1995 Jeep Wrangler traveling south on Queen Kaahumanu Highway ran off the right side of the road and overturned .9 miles north of the 88-mile marker.

The driver and sole occupant, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken to Kona Community Hospital. He was pronounced dead at 7:38 a.m. His identity is being withheld pending notification of his family.

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