HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION
SERGEANT RANDY APELE
PHONE: 961-2305
JANUARY 19, 2001

MEDIA RELEASE

So far this year, there have been 44 DUI arrests, a 17 percent decrease from the 53 arrested during the same period last year.

There have been 71 major accidents so far this year, compared to 103 during the same period last year, a decrease of 31 percent.

There have been no traffic fatalities on the Big Island so far this year, compared to two during the same period last year.

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