MHP Holiday Patrol Traffic Results

Over the holiday break, the Mississippi Highway Patrol beefed up it’s enforcement in an effort to keep the roads safe.

During the Thanksgiving Holiday, which lasted from Wednesday through Sunday, MHP reports that it issued issued 4879 citations with 46 DUI arrests and investigated 163 motor vehicle crashes, which included 55 injuries and 5 fatalities on state and federal highways and interstates.

Law enforcement will continue with added patrol over the Christmas and New Years holiday as well.