KANSAS (KSNT) – The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) published its 2025 Independence Day Holiday Activity report detailing enforcement data over the holiday weekend.
The reporting period ran from 6 p.m. on July 3 until midnight on July 6. Over the period, the KHP assisted 618 drivers, issued more than 1,000 warnings and citations and worked two deadly crashes that resulted in two deaths.
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This year’s data shows there has been a decrease in safety belt citations for children and adults, DUI arrests and speeding citations from 2023-2025. This year, the KHP made:
- 25 DUI arrests.
- 662 speeding citations.
- 503 speed warnings.
- 69 safety belt citations for adults.
- Six safety belt warnings for adults.
- Seven safety belt citations for teens.
- Two safety belt warnings for teens.
- 13 child restraint citations.
To see the full report, click here.
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