Three people died in traffic crashes during the 2014 Labor Day holiday weekend, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Troopers investigated 293 traffic crashes, which included 111 injuries and three fatalities. The patrol made 80 arrests for driving while intoxicated in 2014, compared to 119 arrests last year.
There were zero boating fatalities over the 2014 Labor Day holiday. Troopers investigated 11 boating crashes involving four injuries. No drownings were reported reported. Troopers also arrested 13 people for boating while intoxicated over the weekend.
Two fatalities occurred on Sunday, Aug. 31:
-Kirk P. Lochirco Ill., 23, of Arnold, died when the vehicle he was driving traveled off the left side of the road, struck a cable barrier and overturned. Lochirco was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and was partially ejected from the vehicle. The crash occurred in Jefferson County on Interstate 55 northbound at the 171.4-mile marker.
-Billy L. Moore, 79, of Oak Grove, died when the vehicle he was driving was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 and struck another car head-on. Moore was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. The driver of the car Moore’s vehicle struck was wearing a seat belt; he did not sustain any injuries in the crash. The crash occurred in Lafayette County on Interstate 70 eastbound at the 53.2-mile marker.
The final fatality was the following day:
-Dylan K. Fitzwater, 24, of Patterson, died when the vehicle he was driving traveled off the right side of the roadway, struck a tree and overturned. Fitzwater was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and was partially ejected from the vehicle. The crash occurred in Reynolds County on Clearwater Lake Road 3, 10 miles southwest of Piedmont.