During the week of Dec. 5 through 11, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 20 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
One of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents.
District
Weekly Total
Year to Date
Hāmākua
1
15
North Hilo
0
5
South Hilo
3
262
Puna
5
270
Kaʻū
0
9
Kona
10
419
South Kohala
1
53
North Kohala
0
6
Island Total
20
1,039
So far this year, there have been 1,039 DUI arrests compared with 1,025 during the same period last year, an increase of 1.4%.
There have been 1,338 major accidents so far this year compared with 1,464 during the same period last year, a decrease of 8.6%.
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So far this year, there have been 25 fatal crashes on Hawaiʻi Island (five of which had multiple deaths), resulting in 30 fatalities, compared with 14 fatal crashes (two of which had multiple deaths), resulting in 17 fatalities during the same period last year. This represents an increase of 78.6% for fatal crashes and 76.5% for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.
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