Hawaii Island police arrested 25 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant from Aug. 17 through Sunday. Nine of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was younger than 21.
Hawaii Island police arrested 25 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant from Aug. 17 through Sunday. Nine of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was younger than 21.
So far this year, there have been 674 DUI arrests compared with 769 during the same period last year, a decrease of 12.4 percent.
There have been 971 major accidents so far this year compared with 1,028 during the same period last year, a decrease of 5.5 percent.
So far this year, there have been 15 traffic fatalities on Hawaii Island compared with nine during the same period last year, an increase of 66.7 percent.
To date, five fatalities were related to drugs and three to a combination of drugs and alcohold.