KALAHEO — Kalaheo resident Jamieson Cosier, 24, died Thursday night at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run accident Nov. 24 in Lawa‘i. Cosier would have celebrated his 25th birthday Tuesday. “It’s so hard,” Ori Foto,
KALAHEO — Kalaheo resident Jamieson Cosier, 24, died Thursday night at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run accident Nov. 24 in Lawa‘i.
Cosier would have celebrated his 25th birthday Tuesday.
“It’s so hard,” Ori Foto, his aunt, said yesterday. “So very unexpected.
“He tried to live life to the fullest, was a great friend to many and really loved his fiancé, Dayla Yamamoto,” Foto said, adding that Cosier’s No. 1 love was his 3-year-old daughter, Shelbri-Ann — “the apple of Dad’s eye.”
Cosier was reportedly walking on Koloa Road around 2:45 a.m. near Blackstad Road Junction when he was struck by a white Nissan sports car. The driver fled the scene.
Cosier was taken to Wilcox Hospital with serious injuries and then airlifted to Queen’s Medical Center, where he remained until his death.
Jeremy Dang, 26, of Kalaheo, was arrested after the incident and charged with first-degree negligent injury. It was not known as of press time whether the charges would change in light of Cosier’s death.
Family said they will remember Cosier as a good son, brother, uncle and cousin.
He had four nephews and a baby niece, who “he was just getting to know,” Foto said. According to his sister, Bricille, her 4-month-old daughter was “getting so attached to her uncle.”
Ann Toledo, Cosier’s sister in Hilo, said she and her family — especially her four sons — will miss his “million dollar smile.”
Cosier’s parents, Bruce and Lori, said he made them “very proud.” His passion was soccer and he was a member of the Kaua‘i Men’s Soccer League. “He played from the time he was a very young boy,” Foto said.
The Afterburners team remembered him in a prayer prior to the start of a recent game. According to his parents, Cosier traveled as far as Brazil for soccer and was known for how he respected the game and other players. In turn, Foto said, coaches, referees and players respected him.
Cosier’s family thanked the ‘ohana and friends who have helped them through this ordeal.
Funeral arrangements were pending as of press time.
• Nathan Eagle, staff writer, can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 224) or neagle@kauaipubco.com.
