The Kansas Highway Patrol released its Thanksgiving holiday activity. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6 p.m. Nov. 27, through 11:59 p.m. Dec. 1.
During that time, the Patrol worked two fatal crashes, which resulted in two deaths. Neither of the fatal crashes were DUI-related.
Information in the table is compared to the Thanksgiving holiday periods since 2010. All had similar reporting periods, from 6 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
|
| Child Restraint Citations |
34
|
39
|
39
|
34
|
| Child Restraint Warnings |
7
|
4
|
7
|
9
|
| Motorists Assisted |
1,164
|
1,307
|
1,426
|
1,251
|
