Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers were busy over Thanksgiving weekend, issuing 1,162 citations.
Among other things, troopers also worked one fatal non-DUI related crash involving one non-DUI related fatality over the holiday reporting period. The fatal crash occurred in Finney County.
The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26 through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 30th.
Information in the table is compared to the data from both 2023 and 2024.
| Enforcement Data | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUI Arrests | 18 | 13 | 19 |
| Speed Citations | 621 | 1,135 | 1,162 |
| Speed Warning | 689 | 1,042 | 635 |
| Safety Belt Citations | 40 | 86 | 85 |
| Safety Belt Warnings | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Safety Belt Teen Citations | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Safety Belt Teen Warnings | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Child Restraint Citations | 17 | 22 | 28 |
| Motorist Assist | 1,117 | 893 | 882 |
| Crash Data | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal DUI Related Crashes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DUI Related Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-DUI Fatal Crashes | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Non-DUI Related Fatalities | 1 | 1 | 1 |
*Reporting period for 2023 ran from 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023 to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023.
Reporting period for 2024 ran from 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2023 to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024.
Reporting period for 2025 ran from 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025.
