LIHUE — A 21-year-old Kalaheo man died yesterday morning in a single-car crash in Omao.

A county news release said Preston Ramson was headed west on Kaumualii Highway when the car he was driving left the road, clipped a utility pole and the end of Omao Bridge and plunged to the bottom of a 40-foot ravine.
The vehicle was discovered by patrol officers at 1:37 yesterday morning.
Both lanes of Kaumualii were closed following the crash and traffic was re-routed until about 7:50 am.
Police say speed and alcohol may have been factors in the crash.
Ramson is the eighth traffic fatality on Kauai so far this year.