(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Badge)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania State Police, the PSP released results of their enforcement detail during Memorial Day weekend. Five deaths and 140 injuries occurred from the 756 crashes that happened between May 23rd-26th. Two deaths came from drivers that were intoxicated, and 57 of those crashes during those four days occurred because of an intoxicated driver. The number of citations issued by the Pennsylvania State Police were 27,139. 

According to that same release from the Pennsylvania State Police, here are the statistics from that enforcement report:

Table 1: Memorial Day Weekend Crash Statistics

Year	Total Crashes	Fatal Crashes	People Killed	People Injured	DUI-Related Crashes	DUI-Related Fatal Crashes
2025 (4 days)	756	4	5	140	57	2
2024 (4 days)	849	5	6	164	40	2

 

Table 2: Memorial Day Weekend Enforcement Statistics

Year	DUI Arrests	Speeding Citations	Child Seat Citations	Seat Belt Citations	Other Citations
2025 (4 days)	519	7,033	166	977	18,963
2024 (4 days)	456	9,006	162	1,167	17,148