Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 28 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant during the week of Jan. 21 through 27, 2019.
Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three of the drivers were under the age of 21.
The numbers of arrests by district were:
DUI Arrests by District
District
Weekly Total
Year to Date
Hāmākua
0
0
North Hilo
0
0
South Hilo
5
15
Puna
7
17
Kaʻū
1
3
Kona
11
30
South Kohala
4
12
North Kohala
0
0
Island Total
28
77
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So far this year, there have been 77 DUI arrests compared with 73 during the same period last year, an increase of 5.5%.
There have been 53 major accidents so far this year compared with 78 during the same period last year, a decrease of 32.1%.
To date, there were two fatal crashes, resulting in two fatalities, compared with zero fatal crashes, resulting in no fatalities for the same time last year.
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DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.
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