The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced that 10 people lost their lives in traffic crashes over the 2025 Christmas holiday period. The counting period began at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and concluded at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, December 28, 2025. In addition to the fatalities, troopers responded to 258 crashes resulting in 94 injuries and made 93 arrests for driving while intoxicated.

Compared to the previous year, the 2025 holiday period saw an increase in fatalities. During the 2024 Christmas holiday, troopers investigated 81 crashes, with four fatalities and 44 injuries reported. Statewide, five people died and 133 were injured in 295 traffic crashes last year. There were 18 arrests for driving while intoxicated during the 2024 holiday.

No boating crashes, fatalities, drownings, or boating while intoxicated arrests were reported by the Patrol during the 2025 Christmas holiday period.

Additional details about the incidents and arrests are available on the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s website.

KPGZ News – Brian Watts contributed to this story.