During the week of Sept. 11-17, Hawaii Island police arrested 24 motorists for DUI. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident and one of the drivers was younger than 21.
During the week of Sept. 11-17, Hawaii Island police arrested 24 motorists for DUI. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident and one of the drivers was younger than 21.
The numbers of arrests by district were: Kona, 11; Puna, nine; South Hilo, three; and South Kohala, one.
So far this year, there have been 824 DUI arrests compared to 767 during the same period last year, an increase of 7.4 percent.
There have been 948 major accidents so far this year compared to 999 during the same period last year, a decrease of 5.1 percent.
To date, there have been 26 official traffic fatalities, compared to 21 official fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 23.8 percent for official fatalities. There also have been four vehicle-related deaths police don’t count toward the official total because two occurred on private property and the other two in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide, police said.