State police report 460 crashes during New Year’s holiday

By Mon Valley Independent

By JEFF STITT

jstitt@yourmvi.com

Pennsylvania State Police investigated 460 crashes over the New Year’s holiday enforcement period and 30 of them involved alcohol.

A total of 87 people were injured during the crashes, which occurred between Dec. 31 and Jan. 2. One person was killed in a crash.

Troopers arrested 279 people for driving under the influence during the three-day holiday enforcement campaign. The total is a decrease from the 406 DUI arrests made over the 2018-19 holiday period, which spanned four days.

In addition to DUI enforcement, troopers issued 6,410 speeding citations, 476 seat belt citations and 66 child safety seat citations.

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