Six people died in traffic crashes over the 2020 Memorial Day weekend counting period of 6 p.m., Friday, May 22, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, May 25, 2020.
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers investigated the following over the 2020 Memorial Day holiday weekend:
Traffic Statistics
Crashes — 341
Injuries — 112
Fatalities — 5
DWI — 111
Drug Arrests — 112
Boating Statistics
Crashes — 10
Injuries — 7
Fatalities — 0
Drownings — 2
BWI — 11
Drug Arrests — 3
During the 2019 counting period, the Patrol investigated 296 traffic crashes, which included 127 injuries and seven of the eight fatalities. Troopers made 96 arrests for driving while intoxicated last year. Also, over the 2019 Memorial Day holiday: Marine operations troopers investigated seven boating crashes involving three injuries and two fatalities; and arrested 10 people for boating while intoxicated on the state’s rivers and lakes. No one drowned over the 2019 Memorial Day holiday.
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