Media Release
During the week of March 26, through April 1, 2018, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 28 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three of the drivers were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 282 DUI arrests compared with 313 during the same period last year, a decrease of 9.9 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| DUI Arrests by District | |||
| District | Weekly Total | Year to Date |
|
| Hāmākua | 0 | 1 | |
| North Hilo | 0 | 1 | |
| South Hilo | 5 | 62 | |
| Puna | 2 | 59 | |
| Ka’ū | 2 | 8 | |
| Kona | 14 | 124 | |
| South Kohala | 4 | 23 | |
| North Kohala | 1 | 4 | |
| Island Total | 28 | 282 | |
There have been 319 major accidents so far this year compared with 341 during the same period last year, a decrease of 6.5 percent.
To date, there were 6 fatal crashes (one of which had multiple deaths) resulting in 7 fatalities, compared with 7 fatal crashes, resulting in 7 fatalities at the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 14.3 percent for fatal crashes.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide
