Missouri State Highway Patrol Releases New Year’s Holiday Counting Period Data

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


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