Published April 25. 2025 02:45PM
The Pennsylvania State Police conducted its Easter holiday enforcement over the weekend and released the results today as part of its ongoing commitment to public safety.
From Friday, April 18, to Sunday, April 20, PSP investigated 532 crashes, which resulted in six fatalities. Troopers responded to 95 crashes involving injuries. Intoxicated driving was a factor in 45 crashes.
Troopers arrested 282 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and issued 11,138 traffic citations, including 2,976 for speeding, 321 for failing to wear a seat belt and 52 for not securing children in safety seats.
The 2025 statistical data with 2024 totals in parentheses is as follows:
Crash Data – total crashes 532 (490); persons killed 6 (7); injury-related crashes 95 (71); DUI-related crashes 45 (55); and alcohol-related fatal crashes 0 (3).
Enforcement Data – DUI arrests 282 (337); speeding citations 2,976 (5,346); child seat citations 52 (70); seat belt citations 321 (557); and other citations 7,789 (10,733).