MEDIA RELEASE

Hawaiʻi Island police are informing motorists that police will increase enforcement by conducting DUI checkpoints over the Super Bowl weekend. The effort is part of a national and statewide campaign called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.”

These are the likely penalties for an arrest and conviction of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant:

• Minimum bail for release from jail—$500
• Installation of interlock system—$200 plus $92.56/month
• Loss of drivers license
• Possible cancellation of insurance policy or a premium increase of up to $100 per month
• Alcohol assessment classes
• Community service
• Criminal probation
• Court fines
• Possible jail time