KHP catches hundreds of drivers speeding during Thanksgiving holiday
TOPEKA (KSNT) - State troopers issued more than a thousand warnings for drivers who were caught speeding across Kansas' highways over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) reported in a press release on Dec. 2 that it issued numerous warnings and citations and made multiple arrests during the Thanksgiving holiday. This reporting period began at 6 p.m. on Nov. 27 and ended at midnight on Dec. 1.
State troopers made more than a dozen DUI arrests and issued more than 2,100 citations and warnings regarding speed violations. One person from Lawrence died in a fatal crash worked by the KHP in Nemaha County during this reporting period.
- DUI arrests - 13.
- Speed citations - 1135.
- Speed warnings - 1042.
- Safety belt citations - 86.
- Safety belt warnings - 7.
- Safety belt teen citations - 3.
- Safety belt teen warnings - 0.
- Child restraint citations - 22.
- Motorist assist - 893.
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