Crash deceased named

Police have named the young man who was killed after a vehicle struck a tree near Towai. PHOTO/FILE

Police have named a man who died in a car accident in Northland at the weekend.

Jevon Levi Halvorson, 19, of KeriKeri died when the Toyota Hilux he was in crashed into a tree on State Highway 1 at Towai, just after midnight on Saturday.

The ute was driven by a 21-year-old who lost control of the southbound vehicle as it rounded a corner, Serious crash investigator Senior Constable Warren Bunn said.