Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police investigated 1,155 crashes, including five fatal collisions, in which five people were killed during the Thanksgiving holiday driving period from November 24-28, 2021.
Of the 1,155 total crashes investigated, 91 were alcohol-related, two were alcohol-related fatal crashes and 225 people were injured. State police also made 533 DUI arrests over the long holiday weekend. In addition, Troopers issued 10,126 speeding citations, 849 citations for failing to wear a seat belt, and 84 citations to drivers for not securing children in safety seats.
CRASH DATA
| Year | Total Crashes | Fatal Crashes | People Killed | People Injured | Alcohol-Related Crashes | Alcohol-Related Fatal Crashes |
| 2021 (5 days) | 1,155 | 5 | 5 | 225 | 91 | 2 |
| 2019 (5 days) | 1,116 | 7 | 8 | 247 | 73 | 1 |
ENFORCEMENT DATA
| Year | DUI Arrests | Speeding Citations | Child Seat Citations | Seat Belt Citations | Other Citations |
| 2021 (5 days) | 533 | 10,126 | 84 | 849 | 14,684 |
| 2019 (5 days) | 729 | 14,028 | 205 | 1,366 | 19,144 |
More information on 2021 Thanksgiving holiday enforcement, broken down by troop, is available here. These statistics cover only those incidents investigated by the state police and do not include incidents to which other law enforcement agencies responded.
Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and mitigation efforts that were in place throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the time, statistical information was not collected during the 2020 Thanksgiving holiday driving period.
For more information on the Pennsylvania State Police, visit psp.pa.gov.
MEDIA CONTACT: Corporal Brent Miller, 717-783-5556, ra-pspcomm@pa.gov
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