The Christmas weekend is looming, and it may look a little different than previous years due to the coronavirus, however, the Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers is encouraging you to begin thinking about safety if you’re traveling.
Last year during the 30-hour Christmas counting period, there were 278 traffic crashes. In those crashes, three people were killed and another 111 were injured. During the 2019 Christmas holiday, troopers arrested 20 people for driving while impaired.
The 2020 Christmas holiday counting period begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 24, 2020, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 27, 2020.
If faced with a traffic emergency, motorists can contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol at 1-800-525-5555 or *55 on a cellular phone. This emergency number will ring into the nearest Highway Patrol headquarters. Motorists should use this number if they are in a traffic crash, witness a crash or crime, or observe a stranded motorist in need of assistance, or other traffic emergencies.