Five Killed In Holiday Weekend Crashes

Nearly a half-dozenĀ  people are dead following crashes in Kansas over the New Year’s holiday weekend. The Kansas Highway Patrol says troopers also made nearly two-dozen DUI arrests. Authorities say none of the deadly crashes over the holiday weekend were DUI related.

The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30th, 2022, through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 2nd, 2023.

The Kansas Highway Patrol worked four fatal crashes, resulting in five fatalities during the reporting period.

Information in the table is compared to data from 2021 and 2022.

Enforcement Data 2021 2022 2023
DUI Arrests 26 11 22
Speed Citations 733 490 567
Speed Warnings 579 409 439
Safety Belt Citations 31 30 47
Safety Belt Warnings 5 4 9
Safety Belt Teen Citations 7 2 3
Safety Belt Teen Warnings 0 0 0
Child Restraint Citations 9 8 10
Motorist Assist 906 648 517
Crash Data 2021 2022 2023
Fatal DUI Related Crashes 0 0 0
DUI Related Fatalities 0 0 0
Non-DUI Related Fatal Crashes 0 3 4
Non-DUI Related Fatalities 0 3 5

Reporting period for 2021 ran from 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021.

Reporting period for 2022 ran from 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022.

Reporting period for 2023 ran from 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 to 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2023.