The Mississippi Highway Patrol says it issued 6,662 citations over the Thanksgiving holiday enforcement period. The agency also made 80 arrests for impaired driving and cited 629 motorists for occupant restraint violations.
The total number of citations issued were down slightly from 2023, when the agency reported 6,766.
The agency noted that 187 crashes were investigated, 48 of which involved injuries. There were 2 fatalities, one in Leake and one in Marshall counties.
In 2023, there were 169 crashes and 3 fatalities.
