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Pa. State Police: 13 Dead, 247 Injured In Memorial Day Weekend Crashes

HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) – Pa. State Police say they responded to 718 crashes in Pennsylvania over the Memorial Day weekend.

Of those accidents, 13 people died and 247 were injured. Sixty-two crashes were alcohol-related.

Police also made 451 arrests and issued 13,619 speeding tickets.

According to police, the numbers are slightly up from last year, when five people died and 709 crashes were reported.

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