Kansas Highway Patrol Reports Independence Day Holiday Activity

The Kansas Highway Patrol is releasing its Independence Day Holiday Activity Report. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 2 through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, 2020.

The Kansas Highway Patrol worked three non-DUI related fatal crashes involving three non-DUI related fatalities over the holiday.

Information in the table is compared to data from 2018 and 2019.

 Enforcement Data  2018 2019 2020
DUI Arrests 3 28 20
Speed Citations 505 1,131 824
Speed Warnings 286 956 622
Safety Belt – Adult Citations 144 247 97
Safety Belt – Adult Warnings 7 10 5
Safety Belt – Teen Citations 4 10 4
Safety Belt – Teen Warnings 0 2 0
Child Restraint – Citations 19 38 5
Motorist Assists 433 1,151 920

 

 Crash Data 2018 2019 2020
Fatal DUI Related Crashes 0 0 0
DUI Related Fatalities 0 0 0
Non-DUI Related Crashes 0 1 3
Non-DUI Related Fatalities 0 1 3
**Reporting period for 2018 was from 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 3 through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, July 4.
Reporting period for 2019 was from 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 7.
Reporting period for 2020 was from 6 p.m. Thursday, July 2 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 5.

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