MEDIA RELEASE

During the week of November 13, 2017, through November 19, 2017, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 25 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 1,026 DUI arrests compared with 964 during the same period last year, an increase of 6.4 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

DUI Arrests by District
District   Weekly Total  Year to Date
 
Hāmākua 	0	 9
North Hilo	1	 4
South Hilo	5	 218
Puna    	7	 249
Ka‘ū    	0	 9
Kona    	10	 470
South Kohala	2	 63
North Kohala	0	 4
Island Total	25	 1,026

There have been 1,182 major accidents so far this year compared with 1,263 during the same period last year, a decrease of 6.4 percent.

To date, there were 28 fatal crashes (one of which had multiple deaths), resulting in 30 fatalities, compared with 24 fatal crashes (four of which had multiple deaths), resulting in 28 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase 16.7 percent for fatal crashes, and 7.1 percent for fatalities.

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide