Hawaii Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant between Sept. 21 and Sunday. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, according to police.
Hawaii Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant between Sept. 21 and Sunday. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, according to police.
Kona police arrested nine individuals, South Hilo officers nabbed six drivers, South Kohala cited two motorists and four drivers were arrested in Puna.
So far this year, there have been 784 DUI arrests compared with 857 during the same period last year, a decrease of 8.5 percent.
There have been 1,120 major accidents so far this year compared with 1,168 during the same period last year, a decrease of 4.1 percent.
So far this year, there were 15 traffic fatalities on Hawaii Island compared with nine during the same period last year, an increase of 66.7 percent.
To date, six fatalities related to drugs and three fatalities were related to a combination of drugs and alcohol, police said.