During the week of Nov. 18-24, Hawaii Island police arrested 15 motorists for DUI. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers were younger than 21.
During the week of Nov. 18-24, Hawaii Island police arrested 15 motorists for DUI. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers were younger than 21.
The numbers of arrests by district were: Kona, eight; South Hilo, three; Hamakua, two; Puna and North Kohala, one each.
So far this year, there have been 978 DUI arrests compared with 977 during the same period last year, an increase of 0.1 percent.
There have been 876 major accidents so far this year compared to 1,045 during the same period last year, a decrease of 16.2 percent.
To date, there have been 23 official traffic fatalities, compared to 28 fatalities at the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 15.4 percent for fatal crashes, and 21,4 percent for fatalities. There have also been three road-related deaths on the Big Island this year police don’t count toward the official traffic fatality total — one because an autopsy found the driver died of a medical condition, a second because an autopsy found the driver died of natural causes and a third because the collision occurred in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which is not in Hawaii Police Department jurisdiction.
