Highway Patrol Reports Fewer Injuries this Holiday

Missouri Highway Patrol Troopers worked 285 traffic crashes, which included 107 injuries and all six fatalities during the 2022 July Fourth weekend. Troopers also made 141 DWI arrests and 82 drug arrests over the holiday weekend.

Troopers worked 11 boating crashes, which included five injuries on Missouri’s lakes and rivers. There were zero fatalities caused by boating crashes. Highway Patrol officers made 13 BWI arrests and 18 drug arrests. One person drowned over the holiday weekend.

The 2022 July Fourth holiday statistics for the counting period began at 6 pm, Friday, July 1, and went through 11:59 pm, Monday, July 4, 2022.

During the 2021 counting period, seven people were killed and 532 injured statewide in Missouri over the holiday in 1,139 traffic crashes. Troopers arrested 80 people for driving while intoxicated last year. Over the 2021 July Fourth holiday, there were 12 boating crashes, which included eight injuries and one fatality. One person drowned during last year's holiday. Troopers made nine boating while intoxicated arrests during the 2021 counting period.

KPGZ News - Brian Watts contributed to this story