9 people died in traffic crashes across Missouri during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period. That was from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday. That’s down two from last year.
According to the MSHP
Crashes ─ 404
Injuries ─ 166
Fatalities ─ 7
DWI ─ 94
Drug Arrests ─ 63
Of the seven traffic crash fatalities troopers investigated, five fatalities occurred in the Troop C, St. Louis area; one fatality occurred in the Troop B, Macon, MO, area; and one fatality occurred in the Troop D, Springfield, MO, area.