Hawaii Island police arrested 23 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant between April 28 and Sunday. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes and three were under the age of 21.
Hawaii Island police arrested 23 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant between April 28 and Sunday. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes and three were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 445 DUI arrests compared with 454 during the same period in 2013, a decrease of 2 percent, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
There have been 560 major accidents in 2014, compared with 469 during the same period last year, an increase of 19.4 percent.
So far this year, there have been five traffic fatalities on the island, compared with 12 during the same period last year, a decrease of 58.3 percent. To date, one fatality related to drugs, as well as two fatalities related to a combination of drugs and alcohol.