Hawaii Island police arrested 18 motorists for suspected drunken driving between Sept. 21 and Sunday. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes.
Hawaii Island police arrested 18 motorists for suspected drunken driving between Sept. 21 and Sunday. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes.
Kona officers arrested five drivers with officers in Puna and South Hilo arrested four motorists in each district, according to data released Monday afternoon by the Hawaii Police Department. Meanwhile, South Kohala officers arrested three drivers and North Kohala officers two.
So far this year, there have been 701 DUI arrests compared with 828 during the same period last year, according to police. There have been 568 major accidents so far this year compared with 719 during the same period last year.
Thirteen fatalities have been recorded on Hawaii Island’s public roadways, police said. By this time in 2019, 14 people had perished.
