The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports four people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period from 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. There were no boating crashes or drownings.
During the Thanksgiving holiday counting period, troopers report the following traffic statistics for 2024 (preliminary):
Crashes ─ 362
Injuries ─ 120
Fatalities ─ 4
DWI Arrests ─ 106
During the 2023 Thanksgiving holiday counting period, troopers investigated 431 traffic crashes, which included four fatalities and 138 injuries. Statewide, nine people died and 483 people were injured in 1,342 traffic crashes over last year’s Thanksgiving holiday. Troopers arrested 103 people for DWI during the 2023 Thanksgiving holiday counting period.
Troop G recorded a single fatality.
