Traffic Fatalities Reduced Over Memorial Day Weekend

The Missouri State Highway Patrol states that preliminary reports indicate that ten people died in traffic crashes over the 2023 Memorial Day weekend counting period of 6 p.m., Friday, May 26, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, May 29, 2023. Reports also say that were no boating fatalities or drownings over the Memorial Day weekend.

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers investigated the following over the 2023 Memorial Day holiday weekend:

Traffic Statistics

Crashes -- 314

Injuries -- 102

Fatalities -- 10

DWI -- 130

Drug Arrests -- 14

Boating Statistics

Crashes -- 6

Injuries -- 3

Fatalities -- 0

Drowning -- 0

BWI -- 7

Drug Arrests – 0

During the 2022 counting period, the Patrol investigated 301 traffic crashes, which included 129 injuries and nine of the 13 fatalities. Also, over the 2022 Memorial Day holiday: Marine operations troopers investigated nine boating crashes, which included one fatality and four injuries. Troopers made 131 driving while intoxicated arrests and seven boating while intoxicated arrests. No one drowned over the 2022 Memorial Day holiday.

KPGZ News - Brian Watts contributed to this story