By Trish Svoboda

The Christmas Weekend Holiday Activity Report has been released by the Kansas Highway Patrol or KHP. The reporting period began at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 22nd, and ran until 11:59 p.m. on Christmas morning, Monday, December 25th.

The 2023 report indicates that KHP made fewer DUI arrests this year, with 7 compared to 16 in 2022. Law enforcement handed out 370 speeding citations, along with 326 warnings. It was reported 21 seatbelt citations were issued, including 9 child restraint citations. Over the reporting period for the holiday, 449 motorists needed assistance from the KHP.

Two non-DUI-related fatalities and two non-DUI-related fatal crashes were also reported.