MEDIA RELEASE
During the week of April 28, 2009, through May 4, 2009, Big Island police arrested 38 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Seven were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 456 DUI arrests compared with 466 during the same period last year, a decrease of 2.1 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
DUI Arrests by District
District Weekly Total Year to Date HÄmÄkua 0 2 North Hilo 0 0 South Hilo 13 137 Puna 1 50 Ka‘u 2 20 Kona 21 198 South Kohala 1 37 North Kohala 0 12 Island Total 38 456
There have been 558 major accidents so far this year compared with 635 during the same period last year, a decrease of 12.1 percent.
So far this year, there were five traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with 11 during the same period last year, a decrease of 54.5 percent.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.
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