21 arrested for DUI

During the week of Sept. 16-22, Hawaii Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 818 DUI arrests compared with 830 during the same period last year, a decrease of 1.5 percent.

There have been 698 major accidents so far this year compared with 889 during the same period last year, a decrease of 21.5 percent.

To date, there were 14 fatal crashes, resulting in 14 fatalities, compared with 21 fatal crashes, resulting in 23 fatalities (two of which had multiple deaths) for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 33.3 percent for fatal crashes, and 39.1 percent for fatalities.

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.