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KHP: Two fatalities during Independence Day holiday weekend

KHPTOPEKA–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
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