Big Island police arrest 10 motorists for DUI during week of July 3-9

The Hawai‘i Police Department continues its crackdown on motorists who drive under the influence of an intoxicant on Big Island roadways.

During the week of July 3-9, police arrested 10 motorists for DUI. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions. One of the drivers was younger than 21. So far this year, there have been 509 DUI arrests compared with 540 during the same period last year, representing a decrease of 5.7 percent.

Hawai’i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 445 major collisions so far this year compared with 406 during the same period last year, an increase of 9.6 percent.

To date, there have been nine fatal crashes resulting in 10 fatalities so far this year on Big Island roadways compared with 19 fatal crashes resulting in 21 fatalities during the same time period last year. This represents a decrease of 52.6 percent for fatal crashes and 52.4 percent for fatalities.

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.