610 DUI's, 931 Crashes In Pennsylvania Over Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

Pennsylvania State Police said that there were 610 arrests for DUI's and 931 total crashes investigated over Thanksgiving weekend.

Those numbers count the five day holiday driving period from November 23 through November 27.

The total number of crashes represents an eight percent decrease from 2015, when there were 1,013 crashes. The number of DUI arrests, however, is increased from the 558 that were jailed over the weekend in 2015.

In the Philadelphia area, an estimated 569,000 residents hit the road for the holiday, according to AAA, and 89 percent of those traveled by car. That's the largest amount of people on the road on Thanksgiving weekend since 2007. AAA attributed the increase to moderate gas prices and an improving economy. Travel volume has been increasing in the area steadily for eight consecutive years, statistics show.

Of the 931 crashes investigated by Pennsylvania State Police, 61 were alcohol related, 271 people were injured, and six people were killed, according to statistics.

Two of the six fatal crashes involved alcohol.

In addition to the 610 DUI arrests, 13,941 speeding citations, 1,264 citations for people for not wearing seat belts, and 183 citations to drivers for not securing children in safety seats were also issued.

All of these numbers reference cases investigated by state police, and do not take into account arrests, citations, and accidents issued at the local level.

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