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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced its crash and enforcement totals from the 2025 Thanksgiving travel period today as part of the commitment from the Shapiro Administration to ensure the safety of roadways across the Commonwealth. PSP investigated 1,183 vehicle crashes, which resulted in six deaths, with impaired driving as a factor in 61 crashes from November 26th-30th, 2025. Troopers arrested 458 individuals for driving under the influence and issued 7,472 citations for speeding, 934 citations for failing to wear a seat belt and 72 citations for not securing children in safety seats during the five-day holiday weekend. According to a release from the Pennsylvania State Police, here are the statistics of the PSP’s crash and enforcement totals from the 2025 Thanksgiving travel period:

Table 1: Thanksgiving Weekend Crash Data

Year	Total Crashes	Fatal Crashes	People Killed	Injury-Related Crashes	DUI-Related Crashes	DUI-Related Fatal Crashes
2025 (5 days)	1,183	5	6	186	61	0
2024 (5 days)	1,167	6	6	164	61	1

Table 2: Thanksgiving Weekend Enforcement Data

Year	DUI Arrests	Speeding Citations	Child Seat Citations	Seat Belt Citations	Other Citations
2025 (5 days)	458	7,472	72	934	19,267
2024 (5 days)	537	8,148	102	1,072	20,608

These statistics have covered only those incidents that were investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police and they do not include incidents that were responded to by other law enforcement agencies.