{"id":81883,"date":"2026-01-09T01:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T01:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/81883\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T01:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T01:20:09","slug":"pennsylvania-state-police-release-dui-crash-statistics-from-new-years-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/81883\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania State Police release DUI, crash statistics from New Year\u2019s holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ad156f7fafbdca590a225ffa0d105406.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pennsylvania State Police have released their report on DUI arrests and crashes that happened over the New Year\u2019s holiday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The statistics were released on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over the course of New Year\u2019s Eve through Jan. 4, troopers investigated 1,098 vehicle crashes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Three of those crashes were fatal and 158 resulted in injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of the recorded crashes, 69 were DUI-related. One of the DUI crashes caused a fatality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In total, 378 people were arrested for driving under the influence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Troopers issued nearly 5,000 citations to people who were traveling during their holiday celebrations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Those citations included 4,377 for speeding, 508 for failing to wear a seat belt and 60 for not securing children in safety seats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The review only covers incidents that Pennsylvania State Police responded to. 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