KHP Troopers Stay Busy During Holiday

Kansas State Troopers had a busy Thanksgiving weekend.

The Kansas Highway Patrol Tuesday released its Thanksgiving holiday activity. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, 2013, through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, December 1, 2013.

During that time, the Patrol worked two fatal crashes, which resulted in two deaths. Neither of the fatal crashes were DUI-related.

Information is compared to the Thanksgiving holiday periods since 2010. All had similar reporting periods, from 6:00 p.m. the Wednesday prior to the holiday, through the Sunday following the Thanksgiving holiday.

Activity 2013 2012 2011 2010

* Total Fatal Crashes 2 2 0 2

* Total Fatalities 2 2 0 2

* DUI-Related Crashes 0 5 3 4

* DUI-Related Fatalities 0 1 0 2

* DUI Arrests 20 25 24 32

* Speed Citations 1,343 1,568 1,400 1,505

* Speed Warnings 1,011 1,352 1,245 1,527

* Seatbelt-Adult Citations 230 349 342 531

* Seatbelt-Adult Warnings 16 58 118 53

* Seatbelt-Teen Citations 12 12 9 21

* Seatbelt-Teen Warnings 2 1 2 3