EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report over 500 DUI arrests were made during the Labor Day weekend.
Pennsylvania State Police released the results of its annual Labor Day Weekend enforcement.
From August 30 to September 2, PSP investigated 580 crashes that resulted in 170 injuries and six deaths. Impaired driving was a factor in 65 of those crashes, three of which were fatal.
Troopers arrested 514 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and issued 24,865 citations, including:
7,069 for speeding
889 for failing to wear a seatbelt
121 for not securing children in safety seats
Ten arrested during DUI checkpoints
Below you can find a table comparing last year’s PSP Memorial weekend enforcement to this year:
Labor Day Weekend Crash Statistics:
YearTotal CrashesFatal CrashesPeople KilledPeople InjuredDUI CrashesDUI-Related Fatal Crashes2024 (4 days)580561706532023 (4 days)671810220612Pennsylvania State Police
Labor Day Weekend Enforcement Statistics:
YearDUI ArrestsSpeeding CitationsChild Seat CitationsSeat Belt CitationsOther Citations2024 (4 days)5147,06912188916,7862023 (4 days)5149,11023386417,339Pennsylvania State Police
More information on 2024 Labor Day enforcement, broken down by troop, is available on the Pennsylvania State Police site.
