Hawai´i Island police arrested 23 motorists over the previous week for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers were under the age of 21.
There have been 311 major accidents so far this year compared with 320 during the same period last year, a decrease of 2.8%.
District
Weekly Total
Year to Date
Hāmākua
0
4
North Hilo
0
1
South Hilo
4
134
Puna
4
73
Kaʻu
0
6
Kona
13
207
South Kohala
2
62
North Kohala
0
13
Island Total
23
500
Graphic courtesy of HPD.
To date, there have been 11 fatal crashes resulting in 11 fatalities compared with eight fatal crashes resulting in eight fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 37.5% for fatal crashes and 37.5% for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.
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