Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police investigated 668 vehicle crashes resulting in three fatalities and 194 injuries during the five-day Independence Day travel period, which ran from June 30-July 4. Alcohol was a factor in 59 of the non-fatal crashes.

Troopers made 505 arrests for driving under the influence and issued 23,738 total traffic citations to include 845 individuals for not wearing seat belts and 210 tickets to people for failing to secure children in safety seats.

Table 1: Independence Day Weekend Crash Statistics

Year	Total Crashes	Fatal Crashes	People Killed	People Injured	Alcohol-Related Crashes	Alcohol-Related Fatal Crashes
2023 (5 days)	668	3	3	194	59	0
2022 (4 days)	649	4	4	170	52	0

 

Table 2: Independence Day Weekend Enforcement Statistics

Year	DUI Arrests	Speeding Citations	Child Seat Citations	Seat Belt Citations	Other Citations
2023 (5 days)	505	7,929	210	845	14,754
2022 (4 days)	515	8,769	297	986	14,257

 

More information on 2023 Independence Day enforcement, broken down by troop, is available here.

These statistics cover only those incidents investigated by the state police and do not include incidents to which other law enforcement agencies responded.

For more information on the Pennsylvania State Police, visit psp.pa.gov.