9 Traffic Deaths, 3 Drownings Reported in Missouri over Fourth of July Holiday
Troopers said crashes and injuries fell from 2025 while 125 DWI arrests were made and three drownings were reported.
- During the 2026 July Fourth holiday counting period, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported nine traffic fatalities and 113 injuries across 235 crashes.
- Traffic crashes declined by 38 and injuries fell by 25 compared to the 2025 holiday report, though the nine traffic deaths remained unchanged.
- Troopers issued 125 DWIs and nine BWIs during the four-day period; three people drowned, including a 25 YEAR OLD MAN at THE LAKE of the OZARKS.
- On Missouri waterways, the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated three boating crashes that resulted in three injuries, a decrease from 11 boating crashes in 2025.
- The Missouri State Highway Patrol noted that 2026 figures remain preliminary, as statistics may change if additional crash fatalities are reported or victims later die from injuries.
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9 traffic deaths, 3 drownings reported in Missouri over Fourth of July holiday
Missouri saw a decrease in traffic crashes and traffic crash injuries during the Fourth of July holiday counting period compared to the 2025 holiday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Nine dead in Missouri highway crashes over holiday weekend
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Monday that nine people died in highway crashes over the holiday weekend, though none of those crashes were in Mid-Missouri. The patrol counted 235 traffic crashes with 113 injuries between 6 p.m. Thursday and the end of Sunday. Troopers arrested 125 people for driving while intoxicated, The post Nine dead in Missouri highway crashes over holiday weekend appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Missouri traffic crashes, injuries down from 2025 July 4th holiday
Nine people were killed and 113 were injured in traffic crashes during Missouri’s 2026 July Fourth holiday counting period, according to preliminary statistics from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The counting period began at 6 p.m. Thursday and ended at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. The patrol reported 235 traffic crashes and 125 arrests for driving while intoxicated. Compared with the patrol’s 2025 holiday report, traffic crashes declined by 38 and …
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