DUI Statistics 11/29/99

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION
LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA
PHONE: 961-2225
NOVEMBER 29, 1999

MEDIA RELEASE

During the week of November 22-28, 1999, Big Island police arrested 30 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents.

So far this year, there have been 1,090 DUI arrests, an 18 percent increase over the 922 arrested during the same period last year. During all of 1998, there was a total of 1,056 DUI arrests, then a record.

There were 44 major accidents during the week. They bring the total number of major accidents so far this year to 1,949, compared to 2,038 during the same period last year, a decrease of 4 percent.

There have been 28 traffic fatalities on the Big Island so far this year, compared to 39 fatalities during the same period last year, a decrease of 28 percent.

Eight of the fatalities this year have been alcohol-related, compared to 14 at the same time last year, a decrease of 43 percent. Two of the fatalities this year were also drug-related.

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