MEDIA RELEASE
During the week of May 19, 2009, through May 25, 2009, Big Island police arrested 25 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash.
So far this year, there have been 525 DUI arrests compared with 556 during the same period last year, a decrease of 5.6 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 4 160 Puna 6 61 Ka'u 1 21 Kona 12 228 South Kohala 1 40 North Kohala 1 13 Island Total 25 525
There have been 652 major accidents so far this year compared with 732 during the same period last year, a decrease of 10.9 percent.
So far this year, there were eight traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with 11 during the same period last year, a decrease of 27.3 percent.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.
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