The Missouri State Highway Patrol Reports 9 Fatalities Over The Weekend

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The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that they investigated nine deaths on Missouri roads over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Four fatalities occurred in the Troop C area while Troop A, Troop D (Springfield area), Troop F, Troop G and Troop H all investigated one fatality each. The one fatality in Troop G was Friday morning south of West Plains, claiming the life of a man from Laquey. Overall, the MSHP investigated 587 crashes that resulted in 108 injuries and the nine fatalities. 86 people were also arrested for DWI and another 67 were taken into custody on drug arrests.