Police arrest 14 motorists for suspected DUI

KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii Island police arrested 14 motorists for suspected drunken driving between July 9 and Sunday. Four of those drivers were involved in a traffic crash and one was younger than age 21.

South Hilo and Puna officers arrested 10 motorists each district while Kona officers arrested seven, according to data released by the Hawaii Police Department. Officers in Ka‘u arrested two drivers while officers in South Kohala arrested one driver, according to the Hawaii Police Department.

So far this year, there have been 628 DUI arrests compared with 262 during the same period last year, according to police.

Through Monday, there have been 18 deaths on Hawaii Island public roads.