During the week of October 7, through October 13, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested 15 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident and one of the drivers was under the age of 21.

So far in 2024, there have been 770 DUI arrests compared with 767 during the same period in 2023, an increase of 0.39 percent.

The Hawaiʻi County Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 764 major crashes thus far in 2024, compared with 660 during the same time last year, an increase of 15.8 percent.

To date, there have been 21 fatal crashes, resulting in 23 fatalities, compared with 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 14 fatalities for the same time last year as of October 13, 2024. This represents an increase of 62 percent for fatal crashes and 64.3 percent for fatalities.