The Kansas Highway Patrol is releasing its Thanksgiving Weekend Holiday Activity Report. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6:00 pm on Wednesday, November 21, through 11:59 pm on Sunday, November 25.
The Kansas Highway Patrol worked five fatal crashes over the holiday reporting period. Fatal crashes occurred in the following counties: Riley, Scott, Meade, Kiowa, and Atchison. Crash reports can be found here: https://www.kansashighwaypatrol.org/316/Crash-Reports.
Information in the table is compared to data from both 2016 and 2017.
| Enforcement Data | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| DUI Arrests | 27 | 12 | 16 |
| Speed Citations | 1,360 | 1,227 | 1,195 |
| Speed Warnings | 924 | 1,025 | 914 |
| Safety Belt – Adult Citations | 158 | 89 | 145 |
| Safety Belt – Adult Warnings | 12 | 14 | 8 |
| Safety Belt – Teen Citations | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Safety Belt – Teen Warnings | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Child Restraint – Citations | 29 | 27 | 19 |
| Motorist Assists | 1,089 | 1,058 | 1,410 |
| Crash Data | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Fatal DUI Related Crashes | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DUI Related Fatalities | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Non-DUI Related Fatal Crashes | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Non-DUI Related Fatalities | 3 | 4 | 5 |