Hawai`i Island police arrested 14 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant during the week of July 27 through Aug. 2, 2020. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 518 DUI arrests compared with 652 during the same period last year a decrease of 20.6%.
DUI Arrests by District
District
WeeklyTotal
Year to Date
Hāmākua
0
4
North Hilo
0
2
South Hilo
4
137
Puna
2
112
Ka’u
0
7
Kona
8
204
South Kohala
0
43
North Kohala
0
9
Island Total
14
518
There have been 458 major accidents so far this year compared with 565 during the same period last year, a decrease of 18.9%.
To date, there have been 12 fatal crashes resulting in 12 fatalities compared with 13 fatal crashes resulting in 13 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 7.7% for fatal crashes and 7.7% for fatalities.
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DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.
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