Media Release
During the week of October 22, through October 28, 2018, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested twenty-two (22), motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.
So far this year, there have been 913 DUI arrests compared with 950 during the same period last year, a decrease of 3.9 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| DUI Arrests by District | |||
| District | Weekly Total | Year to Date |
|
| Hāmākua | 0 | 9 | |
| North Hilo | 0 | 4 | |
| South Hilo | 7 | 223 | |
| Puna | 0 | 194 | |
| Ka’ū | 0 | 19 | |
| Kona | 13 | 383 | |
| South Kohala | 2 | 72 | |
| North Kohala | 0 | 9 | |
| Island Total | 22 | 913 | |
There have been 1,041 major accidents so far this year compared with 1,136 during the same period last year, a decrease of 8.4 percent.
To date, there were 24 fatal crashes (two of which had multiple deaths), resulting in 26 fatalities, compared with 26 fatal crashes, (one of which had multiple deaths), resulting in 28 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 7.7 percent for fatal crashes, and 7.1 percent for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.