Hawaii Island police arrested a dozen motorists for suspected drunken driving between Oct. 26 and Sunday. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash.
Kona officers arrested seven drivers while Puna officers arrested two, according to data released Wednesday by the Hawaii Police Department. Meanwhile, officers in Hamakua, North Kohala and South Kohala officers arrested one motorist in each district.
So far this year, there have been 820 DUI arrests compared with 918 during the same period last year, according to police. There have been 646 major accidents so far this year compared with 823 during the same period last year.
Thirteen fatalities have been recorded on Hawaii Island’s public roadways, police said. By this time in 2019, 16 people had perished.