
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported seven fatalities and 275 traffic crashes during the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend.
The 2024 Memorial Day weekend counting period lasted from 6 p.m., Friday, May 24, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, May 27, 2024. In total, troopers investigated seven fatalities, 275 crashes, 161 injuries, and 128 DWIs. Those numbers were down slightly from 2023, as troopers reported 287 crashes and 13 fatalities statewide.
There were also seven boating crash, but no boating deaths reported in 2024.