The number of traffic collisions over the Thanksgiving weekend in the commonwealth increased by nearly 10% over the 2023 holiday period, according to information released Monday by the Pennsylvania State Police.
A total of 1,075 total crashes were reported over the five-day period, including seven fatal crashes in which seven people were killed. A total of 194 people were injured in those crashes, and 64 of the 1,075 crashes – or about one in 17 – were considered DUI-related. One DUI-related fatal crash was reported.
During last year’s holiday weekend, 979 crashes were reported in which 197 people were injured. Four of the crashes involved fatalities, and four people were killed in total. Last year, 73 DUI-related crashes occurred.
These statistics cover only those incidents that the state police investigated and do not include incidents to which other law enforcement agencies responded.
Far fewer speeding citations were issued during the recently completed holiday period – 7,770 – compared with 10,590 a year ago. That’s nearly a 27% reduction.
DUI arrests were up slightly over a year ago – 552 to 542 in 2023.
Locally, 82 crashes and four total injuries were reported from the state police Troop B area, which covers most of Allegheny County except Frazer, Fawn, Springdale, Harrison and East Deer townships and the boroughs of Brackenridge, Tarentum and State Route 28.
Troop B also takes in Fayette, Green and Washington counties along with the townships of Rostraver and South Huntingdon, the boroughs of Smithton, West Newton and North Belle Vernon, the city of Monessen and Interstate 70 in Westmoreland County.
No fatal crashes occurred locally, according to the state police data.
Those 82 crashes ranked third-highest among the state’s 16 troop areas, and the 44 DUI citations ranked third as well. The 716 speeding citations in the Troop B area ranked fifth in the state during the five-day stretch.
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