Hawai`i Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant over the previous week. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three of the drivers were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 405 DUI arrests compared with 288 during the same period last year, an increase of 40.6%.
District
Weekly Total
Year to Date
Hāmākua
0
4
North Hilo
0
1
South Hilo
4
107
Puna
3
62
Kaʻu
1
4
Kona
10
169
South Kohala
3
50
North Kohala
0
8
Island Total
21
405
Table courtesy of HPD.
There have been 249 major accidents so far this year compared with 269 during the same period last year, a decrease of 7.4%.
To date, there have been eight fatal crashes resulting in eight fatalities compared with eight fatal crashes resulting in eight fatalities for the same time last year.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.
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