Missouri Highway Fatalities Down Headed into Labor Day Weekend

As Labor Day weekend approaches motorists are being reminded to do their part to stay safe on highways as we round out the 100 deadliest days of summer.

Fatal crashes this year have declined over the same period during 2021. Last year during the Labor Day holiday weekend counting period, eleven people died and 458 were injured in Missouri traffic crashes.

The Labor Day weekend wraps up the nationwide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. Hundreds of officers across Missouri will be on the roads this weekend with the aim to prevent impaired driving, enforce speed limits, seat belt violations and aggressive-driving laws.

Missouri Department of Transportation will limit road construction during the Labor Day weekend to accommodate increased holiday traffic. Most maintenance and construction projects that would impact traffic will be suspended at noon on Friday and will resume Tuesday at 6 a.m.