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Posted: Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 8:55 AM HST

Police arrest 31 for drunk driving

By Ken Hupp - 67AM KPUA News

The police drunk driving dragnet nabbed 31 motorists for driving under the influence during the week ending October 7, 2012. The year to date total now stands as 1,093, which is off 2.9 percent from the 1,126 arrested at this time last year. Major accidents are up 5.2 percent at 1,114, compared to 1,059 a year ago. And traffic fatalities have spiked by 94 percent to 31 from 16 at this time in 2011.