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Police DUI stats for the week of November 9-15, 2015

MEDIA RELEASE

During the week of November 9, 2015, through November 15, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 941 DUI arrests compared with 1,022 during the same period last year, a decrease of 7.9 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

District	Weekly Total	Year to Date
Hāmākua 	0		12	
North Hilo	0		2	
South Hilo	3		285	
Puna    	5		176	
Ka‘ū    	0		17	
Kona    	9		352	
South Kohala	2		93	
North Kohala	0		4	
Island Total	19		941

There have been 1,322 major accidents so far this year compared with 1,375 during the same period last year, a decrease of 3.9 percent.

So far this year, there were 17 traffic fatalities on Hawaiʻi Island compared with 11 during the same period last year, an increase of 54.5 percent.

To date, 11 fatalities were related to drugs (6), alcohol (0), or a combination of both (5).

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.

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