During the week of May 20 through 26, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested 26 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers were under the age of 21.
The numbers of arrests by district were:
DUI Arrests by District
District
WeeklyTotal
Year to Date
Hāmākua
0
4
North Hilo
0
3
South Hilo
7
125
Puna
3
84
Ka’u
1
8
Kona
13
201
South Kohala
1
41
North Kohala
1
3
Island Total
26
469
So far this year, there have been 469 DUI arrests compared with 468 during the same period last year, an increase of 1.5%.
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There have been 376 major accidents so far this year compared with 539 during the same period last year, a decrease of 30.2%.
To date, there were 8 fatal crashes, resulting in 8 fatalities, compared with 10 fatal crashes, resulting in 11 fatalities (one of which had multiple deaths) for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 20 percent for fatal crashes, and 27.3% for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.
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