Harrisburg, PA – Members of the Pennsylvania State Police investigated 844 traffic crashes during the four-day Memorial Day holiday driving period, from May 28 through May 31, 2021. The crashes resulted in eight fatalities and 183 injuries. Alcohol was a factor in 63 of the crashes, but it was not a factor in the fatal crashes.
Troopers made 596 arrests for driving under the influence and issued 9,624 speeding citations over the holiday weekend. State police also cited 1,025 individuals for not wearing seat belts and issued citations to 144 motorists for not securing children in safety seats.
CRASH DATA
| | Total Crashes | Fatal Crashes | People Killed | People Injured | Alcohol-Related Crashes | Alcohol-Related Fatal Crashes |
| 2019 | 755 | 8 | 9 | 216 | 65 | 2 |
| 2021 | 844 | 7 | 8 | 183 | 63 | 0 |
ENFORCEMENT DATA
| | DUI Arrests | Speeding Citations | Child Seat Citations | Seat Belt Citations | Other Citations |
| 2019 | 582 | 14,226 | 308 | 1,469 | 16,681 |
| 2021 | 596 | 9,624 | 144 | 1,025 | 13,880 |
Crash and enforcement data by troop is available here. These statistics cover only those crashes investigated by state police and do not include statistics on incidents to which other law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania 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 Memorial Day holiday driving period.
For more information on the Pennsylvania State Police, visit psp.pa.gov.
MEDIA CONTACT: Corporal Brent Miller, 717-783-5556 or ra-pspcomm@pa.gov
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