MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
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Q122025
January 2, 2025
EMPHASIS: MSHP Reports Zero Traffic Fatalities, Zero Drownings, and Zero Boating Fatalities Over New Year’s Holiday
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, provides the following preliminary statistics related to the New Year’s holiday:
Zero people died and 21 were injured in 44 traffic crashes during the 2025 New Year’s holiday counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2024, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, January 1, 2025. There were 0 boating crashes and 0 drownings over the 2025 New Year’s holiday counting period.
2025 New Year’s Holiday Traffic Statistics
Troopers investigated the following:
Traffic Crashes — 44
Traffic Crash Injuries — 21
Traffic Crash Fatalities — 0
DWI — 50
The fatality statistics in this news release could change if late deaths occur, or if other departments report fatal traffic crashes after this news release is sent to the media.
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