On Guam to visit family he hadn't seen in several years. A former Guam resident marks the island's latest traffic-related fatality.

"About 3:30 this morning an automobile had run off the roadway on Route 10 and struck a concrete pole," detailed Officer AJ Balajadia, spokesman for the Guam Police Department. And moments after the collision, Officer Balajadia says the blue Hyundai sedan burst into flames. "We received reports also that the Guam Fire Department was responding to that vehicle crash and that the vehicle was on fire. The individual that was operating that vehicle was inside that vehicle when the vehicle was burning. He was later removed when the fire had been put out and then transported to GMH," he added.

The victim has been identified as 26-year-old David Ray Muna Cing, a former Talofofo resident. Cing was born and raised on Guam and relocated to Houston, Texas where he works as security for an oil company. His wife Katherine tells KUAM News in a phone interview that the couple arrived on island last week Thursday to visit with family. Monday, however, would be the last time she'd see her husband.

Katherine says Cing left to play basketball and fish with friends and family. On his drive home to her, he crashed into the concrete pole. "The last time I saw him was last night. We had gone coincidentally enough we had gone to go have lunch at the same place he had the accident," he said.

Cing's autopsy was conducted Tuesday afternoon. According to chief medical examiner Dr. Aurelio Espinola, Cing died of a crushed chest and second and third degree burns that covered 98 percent of his body. Espinola says Cing wasn't drinking, but suspects he fell asleep at the wheel. As a result, Cing's manner of death was ruled accidental.

According to Balajadia, Cing's death marks the ninth traffic-related fatality this year, adding, "We have seen in the recent weeks a rise in fatalities. So we'd like to caution our drivers to slow it down and be cognizant of the conditions."

Meanwhile, family and friends are asked to remember Cing at his best, with Katherine saying, "Just remember all the good times. He was a good guy. he looked very scary. He was a very big guy but when you talk to him he had a big heart for everybody. He was just a very kind very open man ready to assist people to be there for people. He had a heart of gold. He was a hard worker. Determined. All about his family."

She added, "Everybody is going to miss him. He loved everybody. He was just a lovable guy all around. He would want everyone to be happy and to just remember the good times. And just know he's in heaven as our guardian angels protecting us. What he would want is for everyone to be happy."