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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) released traffic enforcement and crash statistics for the New Year’s holiday today as part of the Shapiro Administration’s ongoing effort to protect travelers and keep Pennsylvania roadways safe. The PSP investigated 1,098 vehicle crashes from December 31st, 2025 to January 4th, 2026, and three of them resulted in fatalities. Impaired driving was identified as a factor in 69 of those crashes. Troopers arrested 378 individuals during that five-day holiday period for driving under the influence and issued the following 4,377 citations for speeding, 508 citations for not wearing a seat belt and 60 citations for not securing children in safety seats. According to a release in Harrisburg today from the PSP, here are the statistics from their recent enforcement:

Table 1: New Year’s Weekend Crash Data

Year	Total Crashes	Fatal Crashes	People Killed	Injury-Related Crashes	DUI-Related Crashes	DUI-Related Fatal Crashes
2026 (5 days)	1,098	3	3	158	69	1
2025 (3 days)	511	1	1	81	39	0

 

Table 2: New Year’s Weekend Enforcement Data

Year	DUI Arrests	Speeding Citations	Child Seat Citations	Seat Belt Citations	Other Citations
2026 (5 days)	378	4,377	60	508	12,384
2025 (3 days)	241	2,844	45	383	9,155

 

These statistics cover only those incidents that were investigated by the PSP and they do not include incidents to which other law enforcement agencies responded.