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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) released the results of its 2026 Independence Day Weekend enforcement detail yesterday as part of the ongoing mission of the Shapiro Administration to strengthen roadway safety across Pennsylvania. 

This occurred during July 3rd-5th, and the state police investigated 635 crashes, which resulted in 128 injuries and 6 fatalities. 55 of those crashes had a factor of intoxicated driving and 3 of them were fatal. 

303 motorists were arrested by troopers for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and troopers issued 15,567 citations, which included 4,034 of them for speeding, 541 of them for failing to wear a seat belt, and 97 of them for not securing children in safety seats.

Accoridng to a release from the Pennsylvania State Police, here are the statistics from this enforcement:

Table 1: Independence Day Weekend Crash Statistics

 

Year	Total Crashes	Fatal Crashes	People Killed	Injury-Related Crashes	DUI-Related Crashes	DUI-Related Fatal Crashes
2026 (3 days)	635	6	6	128	55	3
2025 (4 days)	800	11	16	154	63	5

 

Table 2: Independence Day Weekend Enforcement Statistics

 

Year	DUI Arrests	Speeding Citations	Child Seat Citations	Seat Belt Citations	Other Citations
2026 (3 days)	303	4,034	97	541	10,895
2025 (4 days)	464	5,927	135	689	15,695

These above statistics cover only incidents/enforcement that are investigated by the PSP, they do not include those investigated by other law enforcement agencies and they may change as the additional data is finalized.