State police have released their enforcement statistics concerning Labor Day weekend.
Over the four-day period from August 30th to September 2nd, troopers investigated 580 crashes across the state. Six people were killed in five fatal crashes. 170 people were injured in those crashes. 65 of the crashes investigated were DUI related, with three people killed in those crashes. This marks a reduction in the total number of crashes, fatalities, people killed and injured compared with last year, but there were four more DUI crashes this year and one more fatal DUI crash.
Police also arrested 514 people on DUI charges, issued 7,069 speeding tickets, issued 889 seatbelt citations, 121 child safety seat citations and 16,786 other tickets.
For the Troop A region, which covers most of Indiana and Westmoreland Counties and all of Cambria and Somerset Counties, troopers investigated 35 crashes. One person was killed in a fatal DUI crash in Cambria County on Saturday. 18 people were hurt in those crashes. Six DUI crashes were reported in the region. 25 people were arrested for DUI, 430 speeding tickets were issued. 53 seatbelt citations were handed out along with 5 child safety seat citations. Police handed out 990 tickets for other crimes.
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