30 May 2023
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Seven people died in four deadly crashes across the Sunflower State over the Memorial Day weekend.
Lieutenant Candice Breshears with the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) said in press release that state troopers assisted more than 700 motorists during its weekend reporting period. This lasted from 6 p.m. Friday, May 26 to 11:59 p.m. Monday, May 29.
Breshears said the KHP worked four fatal non-DUI-related crashes and seven non-DUI-related fatalities over the holiday weekend. The KHP provided the following data for 2023, and the past two years for comparison, regarding crashes, DUI arrests and other incidents it responded to over the holiday weekend:
Enforcement data202120222023DUI arrests201720Speed citations781833756Speed warnings474638562Safety belt – adult citations7610172Safety belt – adult warnings9926Safety belt – teen citations156Safety belt – teen warnings1 00Child restraint – citations202916Motorist assits748811705
Crash data202120222023Fatal DUI-related crashes010DUI-related fatalities 010Non-DUI-related fatal crashes314Non-DUI-related fatalities517