MEDIA RELEASE
During the week of March 24, 2009, through March 30, 2009, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Three were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 312 DUI arrests compared with 335 during the same period last year, a decrease of 6.9 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
DUI Arrests by District District Weekly Total Year to Date HÄmÄkua 0 2 North Hilo 0 0 South Hilo 9 83 Puna 2 38 Ka‘u 0 15 Kona 8 135 South Kohala 0 30 North Kohala 0 9 Island Total 19 312
There have been 401 major accidents so far this year compared with 477 during the same period last year, a decrease of 15.9 percent.
So far this year, there were five traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with ten during the same period last year, a decrease of 50 percent.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.
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