TOPEKA–The Kansas Highway Patrol has released preliminary data from its Independence Day weekend holiday activity.
The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6:00 p.m. Thursday, July 2, 2015, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 5, 2015.
During that time, the Patrol worked two fatal crashes, neither of which was alcohol-related. One person died in each crash–in Washington county and in Harvey county.
Information in the table is compared to the 2014 Independence Day holiday activity. The 2014 reporting period was the same amount of time as the 2015 period. For 2014, data was collected from 6:00 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 2014, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 6, 2014.
| ACTIVITY | 2015 | 2014 | |||
| Total Non-Alcohol Related Fatal Crashes | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total Non-Alcohol Related Fatalities | 2 | 1 | |||
| DUI Related Fatal Crashes | 0 | 0 | |||
| DUI Related Fatalities | 0 | 0 | |||
| DUI Arrests | 14 | 27 | |||
| Speed Citations | 685 | 969 | |||
| Speed Warnings | 412 | 610 | |||
| Adult Seatbelt Citations | 101 | 231 | |||
| Teen Seatbelt Citations | 6 | 9 | |||
| Child Restraint Citations | 17 | 30 | |||
| Motorists Assisted | 1,081 | 1,294 | |||