During the week of April 24 through 30, 2017, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 12 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21.
The numbers of arrests by district were:
District
Weekly Total
Year to Date
Hāmākua
0
4
North Hilo
0
2
South Hilo
5
91
Puna
1
96
Kaʻū
0
4
Kona
4
180
South Kohala
2
23
North Kohala
0
0
Island Total
12
400
So far this year, there have been 400 DUI arrests compared with 361 during the same period last year, an increase of 10.8%.
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There have been 456 major accidents so far this year compared with 484 during the same period last year, a decrease of 5.8%.
To date, there were nine fatal crashes, resulting in nine fatalities, compared with nine fatal crashes, resulting in 10 fatalities (one of which had multiple deaths) for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 10% for fatal crashes.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.
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