KNDY AM 1570/FM 94.1 & FM 95.5 – Marysville, KS
The Kansas Highway Patrol is releasing its Thanksgiving weekend holiday activity. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21, through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 25. During that time, the Patrol worked two fatal crashes, which resulted in two fatalities. One of the fatal crashes was alcohol-related.
Information in the table is compared to 2011’s Thanksgiving holiday weekend data, which is for the same reporting period, 6:00 p.m. the Wednesday before the holiday, until 11:59 p.m. the Sunday following the holiday.
|
Activity |
2012 |
2011 |
|
| Total Fatal Crashes |
2 |
0 |
|
| Total Fatalities |
2 |
0 |
|
| DUI Related Crashes |
5 |
3 |
|
| DUI Related Fatalities |
1 |
0 |
|
| DUI Arrests |
25 |
24 |
|
| Speed Citations |
1,568 |
1,400 |
|
| Speed Warnings |
1,352 |
1,245 |
|
| Adult Seatbelt Citations |
349 |
342 |
|
| Adult Seatbelt Warnings |
58 |
118 |
|
| Teen Seatbelt Citations |
12 |
9 |
|
| Teen Seatbelt Warnings |
1 |
2 |
|
| Child Restraint Citations |
39 |
39 |
|
| Child Restraint Warnings |
4 |
7 |
|
| Motorists Assisted |
1,307 |
1,426 |
During the holiday weekend, the Patrol and other local agencies participated in the Special Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). The Kansas Department of Transportation provided a grant for the additional enforcement.
