Big Island police arrested 36 motorists for drunk driving last week, raising the DUI arrest total to 510 for 2008, 55 more than at the same time last year.

Eight of the drivers arrested last week were involved in a traffic crash. Two were under the age of 21.

There have been 670 major accidents so far this year compared with 782 during the same period last year, a decrease of 14 percent.

So far this year, there have been 11 traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with 13 during the same period last year, a decrease of 15 percent.

DUI roadblocks and patrols continue island wide.