Posted at 1:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 6, 2007
DUI arrests up 7 percent on Big Island
Advertiser Staff
Big Island police reported that they arrested 38 motorists for drunken driving last week, including nine who were involved in traffic crashes and one who was underage.Police tally the cases weekly and the latest numbers were for Oct. 30 to Nov. 5.
So far this year police have made 1,128 driving-under-the-influence arrests compared with 1,056 during the same period last year, an increase of 7 percent, police said.
But major accidents have declined 15 percent, from 2,096 at this point last year to 1,776 so far this year on the Big Island.
Thirty-four people have died in traffic crashes so far this year on the Big Island, compared with 30 for the same period last year.
