Police arrested 17 drivers for suspected drunken driving between June 4 and Sunday; five were involved in traffic accidents and one was younger than 21.
Police arrested 17 drivers for suspected drunken driving between June 4 and Sunday; five were involved in traffic accidents and one was younger than 21.
Police have made 630 suspected DUI arrests this year compared with 648 during the same period in 2011, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
Kona officers arrested 10 motorists while South Hilo and Puna officers arrested three in each district. South Kohala officers arrested one motorist.
There have been 657 major accidents this year compared with 613 during the same period last year.
To date, there have been 14 traffic fatalities on Big Island public roadways, compared with 11 fatalities during the same period in 2011, according to police. To date, four of those fatalities were related to drugs and one to alcohol.