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KHP 2026-13: Patrol Reports Labor Day Weekend Holiday Activity
Issuer publication date: September 8, 2026
Added to The State & Nation: October 1, 2026
What this means
KHP personnel assisted 548 motorists over the holiday reporting period The Kansas Highway Patrol is releasing its Labor Day Weekend Holiday Activity Report. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Friday, September 4, to 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 2026. While the Kansas Highway Patrol worked no fatality crashes during the reporting period, troopers made 23 DUI arrests.
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KHP 2026-13: Patrol Reports Labor Day Weekend Holiday Activity
KHP personnel assisted 548 motorists over the holiday reporting period
The Kansas Highway Patrol is releasing its Labor Day Weekend Holiday Activity Report. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Friday, September 4, to 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 2026.
While the Kansas Highway Patrol worked no fatality crashes during the reporting period, troopers made 23 DUI arrests.
Information in the table is compared to data from 2024 and 2025.
Enforcement Data
2024
2025
2026
DUI Arrests
12
22
23
Speed Citations
598
579
683
Speed Warnings
567
558
686
Safety Belt Citations
62
70
96
Safety Belt Warnings
7
11
12
Safety Belt Teen Citations
2
4
11
Safety Belt Teen Warnings
0
2
1
Child Restraint Citations
9
10
15
Motorist Assist
575
643
548
Crash Data
2024
2025
2026
Fatal DUI Related Crashes
0
1
0
DUI Related Fatalities
0
2
0
Non-DUI Related Crashes
1
0
0
Non-DUI Related Fatalities
1
0
0
CONTACT: April McCollum, Public Information Officer, April.M.McCollum@ks.gov
Published On: September 8th, 2026 | Categories: Media Releases, Statewide Releases |
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