Via: <\/strong>Lt. Adam Reed or\u00a0<\/strong>Myles Snyder<\/p>\n

Harrisburg, PA\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) investigated 671 vehicle crashes resulting in 10 fatalities and 220 injuries during the four-day Labor Day weekend travel period, which ran September 1-4. Alcohol was a factor in 61 non-fatal crashes and two fatal crashes.<\/p>\n

Troopers made 514 arrests for driving under the influence and issued 27,546 total traffic citations to include 864 for not wearing a seat belt and 233 tickets for failing to secure children in a child safety seat. Troopers issued 9,110 citations for failing to obey posted speed limits.<\/p>\n

Table 1: Labor Day Weekend Crash Statistics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Year<\/td>\n	Total Crashes<\/td>\n	Fatal Crashes<\/td>\n	People Killed<\/td>\n	People Injured<\/td>\n	Alcohol-Related Crashes<\/td>\n	Alcohol-Related Fatal Crashes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023 (4 days)<\/td>\n	671<\/td>\n	8<\/td>\n	10<\/td>\n	220<\/td>\n	61<\/td>\n	2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022 (4 days)<\/td>\n	648<\/td>\n	6<\/td>\n	6<\/td>\n	180<\/td>\n	45<\/td>\n	4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Table 2: Labor Day Weekend Enforcement Statistics<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Year<\/td>\n DUI Arrests<\/td>\n Speeding Citations<\/td>\n Child Seat Citations<\/td>\n Seat Belt Citations<\/td>\n Other Citations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 2023 (4 days)<\/td>\n 514<\/td>\n 9,110<\/td>\n 233<\/td>\n 864<\/td>\n 17,339<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 2022 (4 days)<\/td>\n 515<\/td>\n 8,105<\/td>\n 177<\/td>\n 799<\/td>\n 13,815<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/p>\n Source: Pennsylvania State Police, Harrisburg<\/p>\n These statistics cover only those incidents investigated by the state police and do not include incidents to which other law enforcement agencies responded.<\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/a>\n \n Happy <\/div>\n \n 0<\/span>\n \n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n <\/a>\n \n Sad <\/div>\n \n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n <\/a>\n \n Excited <\/div>\n \n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n <\/a>\n \n Sleepy <\/div>\n \n 0<\/span>\n \n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n <\/a>\n Angry<\/div>\n \n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n <\/a>\n Surprise<\/div>\n \n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div> \r\n Download QR \ud83e\udc7b<\/button>\r\n <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/i><\/a><\/div>