Hawaii Island police arrested 29 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant between Aug. 3 to Sunday. Twelve of those drivers were involved in an accident. Three drivers were underage.
Hawaii Island police arrested 29 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant between Aug. 3 to Sunday. Twelve of those drivers were involved in an accident. Three drivers were underage.
Kona officers arrested 11 drivers, Puna officers seven, South Hilo officers five and South Kohala officers three, according to the Hawaii Police Department. Hamakua officers arrested two motorists while North Kohala officers arrested one.
So far this year, there have been 628 DUI arrests compared with 724 during the same period last year.
The 916 major accidents so far this year compare with 962 during the same period last year.
There have been 14 fatalities so far this year on the island, compared to eight last year. This is a 75 percent increase.
To date, five fatalities have been blamed on drugs and three on a combination of drugs and alcohol.