KHP assists more than 1,000 motorists over Thanksgiving holiday weekend

TOPEKA ( KSNT ) – The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) reports it assisted more than 1,000 motorists, issued hundreds of citations and responded to one fatal crash this Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

The KHP shared in a press release on social media its Thanksgiving Weekend Holiday Activity report from 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26. This past weekend, KHP personnel assisted 1,117 motorists during that time. KHP reports less DUI arrests and fatalities than reported last year.

Captain Candice Breshears spoke on 27 News’s morning show discussing preliminary numbers before the press release was release, and spoke to driving in future winter weather.

Enforcement Data202120222023DUI Arrests152918Speed Citations 1,4301,087621Speed Warnings1,012937680Safety Belt – Adult Citations1038840Safety Belt – Adult Warnings9126Safety Belt – Teen Citations822Safety Belt – Teen Warnings101Child Restraint – Citations151317Motorists Assisted 8169311,117Crash Data202120222023Fatal DUI Related Crashed010DUI Related Fatalities010Non-DUI Related Fatal Crashed121Non-DUI Related Fatalities141Table Courtesy/KHP