Kentucky State Police will saturate highways during holiday weekend

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The roads will be busy next week as travelers head to their turkey day destinations, and Kentucky State Police will be out in full force

Thanksgiving weekend is traditionally one of the most heavily traveled holidays of the year and to ensure drivers make it safely to their destinations, troopers will be on Kentucky roadways looking for safety belt and impaired driving violations.

In addition to those infractions, the KSP Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division will place an emphasis on truck violations and inspections.

A federal grant will allow KSP to utilize more troopers on Kentucky highways during peak travel times.

Unfortunately, the days leading up to and after Thanksgiving are some of the deadliest of the entire year.

According to the Kentucky Traffic Collision Facts Report, the four-day Thanksgiving holiday travel period accounted for 1,971 collisions with nine fatalities in 2018.

KSP tells the public to: “Buckle up. Designate a sober driver. Every trip. Every time.”

KSP also encourages everyone on and off Kentucky’s roadways to stay safe this Thanksgiving holiday.