Weekend RAVEs Target Impaired Drivers

This past weekend, KHP teamed up with local authorities in the Topeka and Manhattan areas to work special traffic enforcements targeting impaired drivers. The two RAVE (Roving Aggressive Violation Enforcement) deployments were funded by a grant provided by KDOT. During a RAVE deployment, many troopers and sometimes other officers saturate an area, looking for any driver violating Kansas’ law. We would like to share the results of these special enforcement efforts, which are geared toward making Kansas safer.

In Manhattan…
12 Troopers made 97 public contacts
3 DUI arrests were made
6 Preliminary Breath Tests/Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were conducted
1 Minor in Consumption
25 Vehicles were inspected
10 Speeding citations
22 Speeding warnings
1 Moving Hazardous Violation citation
21 Moving Hazardous Violations warnings
1 Seat Belt citation
2 Seat Belt warnings
5 Traffic Misdemeanor citations
2 Traffic Misdemeanor warnings
2 Other Misdemeanor warnings
35 Other Violation warnings
16 Motorists were assisted

In Topeka…
12 Troopers made 106 public contacts
8 DUI arrests were made
14 Preliminary Breath Tests/Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were conducted
1 Open Container
1 Minor in Consumption/Possession
22 Vehicles were inspected
11 Speeding citations
17 Speeding warnings
8 Moving Hazardous Violations citations
33 Moving Hazardous Violations warnings
11 Seat Belt Violation citations
4 Seat Belt Violation warnings
1 Child Restraint Violation citation
20 Traffic Misdemeanor citations
5 Traffic Misdemeanor warnings
5 Other Misdemeanor citations
1 Other Misdemeanor warning
2 Other Violations citations
30 Other Violations warnings
7 Motorists were assisted

These cooperative enforcement efforts are just an example of how law enforcement agencies work together to effectively utilize limited resources to improve highway and public safety in Kansas.

Note: These are just KHP results; the local agencies’ results aren’t included.