Nearly a half-dozen 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.
