Five people died in traffic crashes during the 2018 Labor Day holiday weekend. Last year, there were 11 fatalities. The 2018 counting period for the Labor Day holiday ran from 6 p.m., Friday, August 31, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, September 3, 2018.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated the following:
2018 Labor Day Holiday Traffic Statistics
Crashes ─ 258
Injuries ─ 92
Fatalities ─ 5
DWI ─ 97
2018 Labor Day Holiday Boating Statistics
Crashes ─ 9
Injuries ─ 3
Fatalities ─ 0
Drownings ─ 0
DWI ─ 15
[Note: During the 2017 counting period, the Patrol investigated 313 traffic crashes, which included 130 injuries and eight of the 11 fatalities. Troopers made 142 arrests for driving while intoxicated last year. Also, over the Labor Day holiday 2017: Troopers investigated seven boating crashes involving three injuries and one fatality; and arrested 13 people for boating while intoxicated on the state’s rivers and lakes. There were no drownings over the 2017 Labor Day holiday weekend.]