Hawai`i Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant over the previous week. Five 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 791 DUI arrests compared with 699 during the same period last year, an increase of 13.2%.
DUI Arrests by District
District
WeeklyTotal
Year to Date
Hāmākua
0
10
North Hilo
0
3
South Hilo
14
217
Puna
2
128
Ka’ū
0
8
Kona
3
310
South Kohala
1
88
North Kohala
1
27
Island Total
21
791
Courtesy of HPD.
There have been 586 major accidents so far this year compared with 566 during the same period last year, an increase of 3.5%.
To date, there were 18 fatal crashes resulting in 18 fatalities compared with 13 fatal crashes resulting in 13 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 38.5% for fatal crashes and 38.5% for fatalities.
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DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island-wide.
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