Updated at 6:48 a.m., Monday, January 14, 2008
Maui DUI arrests climb 12 percent, top 1,000 in 2007
Associated Press
WAILUKU, Hawai'i — Maui police made more than 1,000 arrests for driving under the influence last year, up 12 percent from the year before.The largest number of arrests — or some 200 — were made in the Wailuku district, followed by Kihei, where police made 173 arrests.
Officer Mark Hada says he stopped many drivers impaired by drug use, including prescription medications.
Some had disregarded warnings about side effects of their prescribed medicine.
DUI Task Force officer Nick Krau says some wrongly believed that having medical marijuana permits allowed them to drive under the influence of the drug.
Krau says he arrested more repeat offenders last year. He arrested one man for the third time in five years.
Information from: The Maui News, www.mauinews.com
