A Honolulu man killed Wednesday night in a crash on the Pali Highway had been cited for speeding four times this year, court records show.

Police said it appears that speed was involved in the accident that killed Michael Allen Borges, 43, though investigators have not yet determined the cause of the crash.

In all, Borges had received seven speeding citations since 2001.

Borges was cited this year in January, April, June and July. In June 2008, he also was cited for excessive speed, which means he was going at least 30 mph more than the speed limit (or at least 80 mph). He also was ticketed that year for running a red light.

Court records dating back to 2001 show that Borges had two other speeding violations and was cited for driving without insurance or without a valid driver's license several times.

Borges was heading toward Downtown when his car struck a rock wall at Pali Highway and Coelho Way at about 7 p.m. Wednesday. His wife, a passenger in the vehicle, was seriously injured.

Efforts to reach Borges' family have been unsuccessful.

Police have tentatively classified the case as a negligent homicide and said yesterday that there were no new developments in the case.

Witnesses told investigators that a gold compact car was speeding and weaving in and out of traffic that night, and may have cut off Borges' Honda, causing him to lose control. But other witnesses who reported seeing the accident said they did not see any gold compact car, police said.

Shortly after Borges' car crash-ed, another vehicle in the Honolulu-bound lanes hit a guard rail just south of Coelho Way. Three people in that vehicle were injured, none seriously.

Police said it did not appear that the two crashes were related.

Honolulu Police Department crash investigators can be reached at 529-3499. Witnesses who want to remain anonymous may call the CrimeStoppers line at 955-8300.