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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) in Harrisburg on Monday, announcements for enforcement and crash data from the period of travel for the 2024 Thanksgiving holiday were confirmed. The release stated that seven deaths occurred From November 27 to December 1, 2024, out of 1,075 vehicle crashes, while one fatality happened because of someone driving impaired, while sixty-four crashes happened because of an impaired driver.  

The data also shows from the release that five-hundred and fifty-two people got a driving under the influence related arrest, with over seven thousand arrests for speeding, over one hundred arrests for not letting children buckle up in seatbelts, and over one thousand arrests for people not wearing their seatbelt.

Table Provided with Release, Source: The Pennsylvania State Police

Table 1: Thanksgiving Weekend Crash Data 

Year	Total Crashes	Fatal Crashes	People Killed	People Injured	DUI Crashes	DUI-Related Fatal Crashes
2024 (5 days)	1,075	7	7	194	64	1
2023 (5 days)	979	4	4	197	73	0

  

Table 2: Thanksgiving Weekend Enforcement Data 

Year	DUI Arrests	Speeding Citations	Child Seat Citations	Seat Belt Citations	Other Citations
2024 (5 days)	552	7,770	124	1,020	21,161
2023 (5 days)	542	10,590	133	1,187	18,870