Police nab 23 for suspected DUI

Hawaii Island police arrested 23 motorists for suspected drunken driving between Nov. 9 and Sunday. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash and one was younger than age 21.

Kona officers arrested 10 drivers while Puna and South Hilo officers arrested four drivers in each district, according to data released Tuesday by the Hawaii Police Department. Officers in South Kohala arrested five motorists.

So far this year, there have been 858 DUI arrests compared with 955 during the same period last year, according to police. There have been 680 major accidents so far this year compared with 858 during the same period last year.

Fourteen fatalities have been recorded on Hawaii Island’s public roadways, police said. By this time in 2019, 19 people had perished.