The Kansas Highway Patrol 2025-01 Patrol shared the New Year’s Holiday Activity reports. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
On Dec. 31, 2024, at 4:00 a.m., Kansas Highway Patrol worked one non-DUI related fatal crash at the K42 mile post 38 westbound (K42 Half a mile east of Rago). The driver was identified as 35-year-old Jared Zachary Adcock of Kingman. Adcock was driving westbound on K42 and according to a report from the KHP, drove off the road for an unknown reason, and entering the north ditch. The vehicle overturned and caught fire.
Below is KHP data compared to 2023 and 2024 reports.
Enforcement Data | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUI Arrests | 22 | 29 | 12 |
| Speed Citations | 567 | 717 | 286 |
| Speed Warnings | 439 | 476 | 274 |
| Safety Belt – Adult Citations | 47 | 39 | 24 |
| Safety Belt – Adult Warnings | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Safety Belt – Teen Citations | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Safety Belt – Teen Warnings | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Child Restraint – Citations | 10 | 19 | 8 |
| Motorist Assists | 517 | 504 | 245 |
Crash Data | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal DUI Related Crashes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DUI Related Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-DUI Related Fatal Crashes | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Non-DUI Related Fatalities | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Reporting period for 2023 ran from 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, to 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2023.
Reporting period for 2024 ran from 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, to 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
