The Waimea High School student who died over the weekend in a one-car crash that left his 17-year-old girlfriend with serious injuries was remembered yesterday as a good student and a great athlete who loved the outdoors and spending time with friends.

"He generally just loved life," said Bert Agor of his 18-year-old son, Max.

Agor said his son was born and raised on Kaua'i, and played baseball and football for Waimea High School. He was hoping to play baseball for the University of Hawai'i-Hilo after graduating this summer. "He was really into sports," Bert Agor said.

The high school senior was killed after losing control of his Toyota pickup truck on Kaumuali'i Highway near St. Theresa's Church in Kekaha at about 1:12 a.m., Kaua'i police said. The truck went onto the east-bound shoulder and flipped over several times, throwing the two teenagers from the vehicle and onto boulders by the highway, police said. Agor's relatives identified the passenger as Maka Chow.

Police said Agor was pronounced dead at Kaua'i Veterans Memorial Hospital.

His passenger was taken to the hospital, then flown to The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu.

She was last listed in stable condition.

Police said speed and alcohol may have been factors in the crash.

Bert Agor said his son was a happy-go-lucky kid who made friends easily — and everywhere he went. He also said his son took very seriously his role on sports teams and would mentor younger players. "He didn't forget the kids below him," Agor said.

When Agor wasn't playing organized sports, his father said, he was outdoors.

The teen enjoyed bodyboarding and fishing.

"Max lived life to its fullest," Agor said. "He enjoyed everything that he did."

Agor said the Waimea High School community is coming together in the wake of the tragedy to support the family and mourn the loss of someone so young. "It's affected so many," Agor said. "He made a lot of friends. We've got a lot of support."

Max Agor is survived by his father, mother, two brothers and grandmother.

A funeral was pending.