Police traffic investigators have identified a 43-year-old John Patrick Burns as the Ocean View man who died Thursday after being struck by a motor vehicle on Hokulani Boulevard in the Hawaiian Ocean View Ranchos subdivision in the Ka'u District.

An autopsy conducted Friday at Kona Community Hospital showed that Burns died due to multiple traumatic injuries which were consistent with being struck by a vehicle, police said.

The driver of the vehicle fled after the collision.

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the driver and location of the vehicle in this case.

Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Thomas Koyanagi or Officer Marvin Troutman at 326-4646, extension 229.

Tipsters who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona. All Crime Stoppers calls are kept confidential.