Hawaiʻi Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager
Phone: (808) 961-2305

 

Media Release

During the week of December 23, 2019, through December 29, 2019, Hawai`i Island Police arrested sixteen (16) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21.   

So far this year, there have been 1,080 DUI arrests compared with 1,088 during the same period last year, a decrease of 0.74 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

 

DUI Arrests by District
District	Weekly Total		Year to Date
Hāmākua	0		15
North Hilo	0		4
South Hilo	6		281
Puna	1		178
Ka’u	1		23
Kona	5		476
South Kohala	3		97
North Kohala	0		6
Island Total	16		1,080

There have been 976 major accidents so far this year compared with 1,137 during the same period last year, a decrease of 14.2 percent. 

To date, there were 25 fatal crashes, resulting in 25 fatalities (One fatal crash that occurred on 05/05/2019, in the District of Kona which resulted in one fatality was reclassified to a medical condition on 07/02/2019. One fatal crash that occurred on 06/15/19, in the District of Puna which resulted in one fatality was reclassified; the victim died of natural causes.); compared with 30 fatal crashes, resulting in 32 fatalities (two of which had multiple deaths) for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 16.7 percent for fatal crashes, and 22 percent for fatalities.

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.