Police Announce Holiday Enforcement Results

Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) troopers arrested 330 people for driving under the influence during the four-day Christmas holiday from Dec. 22 through Dec. 25, 2018

The total represents an increase from the 243 DUI arrests made during the 2017 Christmas holiday driving period, which spanned three days.

State police investigated 622 crashes over the long holiday weekend, including 54 collisions involving alcohol. Six people were killed in five fatal crashes investigated by PSP.

In addition to DUI enforcement, troopers issued 2,460 speeding citations, 289 seat belt citations, and 58 child safety seat citations.

Troop G, Hollidaysburg/Bedford, reported the following

Crashes: 24

Fatal crashes: 0

Injured: 7

Alcohol-related: 2

DUI arrests: 11

Speed citations: 124

Seatbelt citations: 15

Seatbelt warnings: 28

Other citations: 165

Crim. arrests: 12

These statistics cover only incidents investigated by state police and do not include statistics on incidents to which other law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania responded.

The D.U.I. Task Force in Blair County reported that on Monday Dec. 31, 2018, officers of the task force along with PSP Troop G, Hollidaysburg, made their presence known locally by conducting a DUI roving patrol in Blair County.

The following results are from the detail:

• 83 individual contacts

• 54 citations or warnings issued for vehicular violations

• 2 impaired driving arrests