Posted on Tue, Dec. 1, 2009
The number of people killed or injured in crashes investigated by Pennsylvania state police during the Thanksgiving holiday period decreased from last year, but troopers issued more speeding and seat-belt citations, Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski said yesterday.
Three people died and 300 were injured in crashes to which troopers responded from Wednesday through Sunday. Last year, 10 people were killed and 321 hurt during the five-day period, Pawlowski said in a news release.
Police issued 7,412 speeding citations, an increase of 1,572, or 27 percent, from last year, and 741 citations for failure to wear seat belts, an increase of 164, or 28 percent, the release said. - Kathleen Brady Shea
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