Two people died in traffic crashes during the New Year’s Holiday counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2022, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Monday, January 2, 2023.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, troopers investigated 243 traffic crashes, 75 crash injuries, 104 DWIs, and two traffic crash fatalities.

During the 2022 New Year’s holiday counting period, one person was killed and 331 injured in 1,045 traffic crashes statewide. During last year’s New Year’s holiday, troopers worked 321 of those crashes which included 98 injuries and no fatalities. Troopers arrested 96 people for driving while intoxicated last year.

The fatality statistics in this story could change if late deaths occur, or if other departments report fatal traffic crashes.