Highway Patrol Releases Labor Day Statistics

Thirteen people died in traffic crashes during the 2020 Labor Day holiday weekend. Last year, there were nine fatalities. The 2020 counting period for the Labor Day holiday ran from 6 p.m., Friday, September 4, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, September 7, 2020.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported 274 traffic crashes with 124 people injured

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 274 traffic crashes with 124 people injured. 145 DWI arrests were made and 89 drug arrests were made over the weekend.

On Missouri’s waterways the Patrol investigated 15 crashes with six injuries. No fatalities or drownings were reported this year. Troopers made seven BWI arrests and 12 drug arrests.

During the 2019 counting period, the Patrol investigated 284 traffic crashes, which included 118 injuries and four of the nine fatalities. Troopers made 115 arrests for driving while intoxicated last year. Also, over the Labor Day holiday 2019 Troopers investigated 11 boating crashes involving four injuries and no fatalities, and arrested 10 people for boating while intoxicated on the state’s rivers and lakes. There were no drownings over the 2019 Labor Day holiday weekend.

KPGZ News - Brian Watts contributed to this report