Troopers Busy on Holiday Patrol

Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers were busy on roads and highways across the state over the Memorial Day travel period.  The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Friday, May 26, through 11:59 p.m. on Monday May 29, 2023.

According to the agency, troopers 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 20 17 20
Speed Citations 781 833 756
Speed Warnings 474 639 562
Safety Belt Citations – adult 76 101 72
Safety Belt Warnings – adult 9 926
Safety Belt Teen Citations 1 5 6
Safety Belt Teen Warnings 1 0 0
Child Restraint Citations20 20 29 16
Motorist Assist 748 811 705
Crash Data 2021 2022 2023
Fatal DUI Related Crashes 0 1 0
DUI Related Fatalities 0 1 0
Non-DUI Related Fatal Crashes 3 1 4
Non-DUI Related Fatalities 5 1 7

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.