Posted at 1:22 a.m., Wednesday, July 18, 2007
DUI arrests up 9 percent on Big Island
Advertiser Staff
Police on the Big Island arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving last week, bringing the number of DUI arrests this year to 714. DUI arrests are up 9 percent over the same period last year, when 656 arrests were made.Of the 22 arrested last week, three of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. One of the drivers was under the age of 21.
While DUI arrests are up, major accidents on the Big Island are down 18 percent from a year ago. There have been 1,132 major accidents in 2007, compared with 1,378 during the same period last year.
DUI roadblocks and patrols are continuing island wide.
