The Kansas Highway Patrol released its Memorial Day Weekend Holiday Activity Report.
The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Friday, May 26th, through 11:59 p.m. on Monday May 29th.
The KHP reports that it worked four crashes that resulted in five fatalities during the reporting period.
You can view the updated numbers for the holiday weekend below, which is compared to data from 2021 and 2022.
| Enforcement Data | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUI Arrests20 | 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 |
