Several major happenings have kept Kansas Highway Patrol troopers busy the last few weeks. The annual Country Stampede music festival kept troopers busy June 21-24. The July 4th holiday period also kept Patrol personnel busy with traffic, as well as helping motorists in the heat wave that has been present the last few weeks.

During the Country Stampede enforcements, KHP units had the following activity:

• DUI Arrests, Alcohol: 37
• Open Container Citations: 8
• Minor Consumption/Possession Citations: 15
• Driving While Suspended/Revolked Arrests: 6
• Felony Arrests: 3
• Injury Crashes: 4
• Non-Injury Crashes: 3
• Alcohol Related Crashes: 2
• Drug Related Incidents: 3
• Services Rendered/Motorists Assisted: 74
• Public Contacts: 423

Over the July 4th holiday reporting period, the Patrol worked two fatality accidents, which killed two people. Both of these crashes occurred in the Patrol’s Troop F (South Central Region), and alcohol was not a factor in either of the crashes. The reporting period ran from 6:00 pm on Tues., July 3, through 11:59 pm on Wed., July 4, 2012.

• DUI Arrests: 12
• Speed Arrests: 442
• Speed Warnings: 386
• Safety Belt – Adult Citations: 145
• Safety Belt – Adult Warnings: 18
• Safety Belt – Teen Citations: 9
• Safety Belt – Teen Warnings: 1
• Child Restraint Citations: 15
• Child Restraint Warnings: 2
• Motorists Assisted: 532