MEDIAÂ RELEASE
During the week of May 12, 2009, through May 18, 2009, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. One was under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 500 DUI arrests compared with 534 during the same period last year, a decrease of 6.4 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| District | Weekly Total |  | Year to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â |
| HÄmÄkua | 0 | Â | 2 |
| North Hilo | 0 | Â | 0 |
| South Hilo | 9 | Â | 156 |
| Puna | 0 | Â | 55 |
| Ka’u | 0 | Â | 20 |
| Kona | 9 | Â | 216 |
| South Kohala | 1 | Â | 39 |
| North Kohala | 0 | Â | 12 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Island Total | 18 | Â | 500 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â |
There have been 615 major accidents so far this year compared with 709 during the same period last year, a decrease of 13.3 percent.
So far this year, there were seven traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with eleven during the same period last year, a decrease of 36.4 percent.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.
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