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Local families, MPD rally against impaired driving amid year of increased traffic deaths
The rally comes ahead of the holidays and during a year when traffic fatalities have spiked nearly 50% from the previous year.
Arrest Made on Maui as Impaired Driving Awareness Events Roll Out Statewide
Maui police made at least one arrest during the Third Annual Hannah Brown Memorial Impaired Driving Awareness Checkpoint and Rally on Wednesday night along the Kūihelani Highway in Central Maui. Police say a woman driving toward the checkpoint attempted to turn around and switch drivers just as the checkpoint was winding down operations.
22 Arrested on Maui During Fourth of July Impaired Driving Checkpoints
Maui police arrested 22 individuals for operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Police also conducted 16 intoxication checkpoints, screening a total of 1,546 vehicles during the three day effort that began on Friday, July 2, 2021.
Maui Police Make 224 Impaired Driving Arrests to Date; Up 27% From Last Year
One of those arrests was made on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, during the Maui Police Department’s Cinco De Mayo impaired driving enforcement campaign. Under the authority of the Maui County Tow Ordinance MPD Traffic officers towed the vehicle following the impaired driving arrest.
