According to a Hawai’i Police Department weekly statistical breakdown, 18 motorists were arrested on Big Island roadways for driving under the influence between Oct. 6 and Oct. 12.
Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash and one was under the age of 21.
A total of 909 DUI arrests have occurred compared to 1,020 at the same time last year, a 10.9 percent decrease.
Major accidents have increased in 2014 by 12 percent. To date, there have been 1,213, compared to last year’s 1,085.
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Nine traffic related fatalities have happened on the Big Island this year, six of which were related to drugs or a combination of drugs and alcohol. This is a decrease of 60.9 percent compared to 23 deaths last year.
The HPD will continue DUI roadblocks and patrols throughout the Big Island.
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