MSHP preliminary reports indicate three fatalities over Memorial Day Weekend
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol released preliminary reports from the 2025 Memorial Day weekend counting period.
The counting period began from 6 p.m. on Friday, May 23 and went through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 26.
Three people died in traffic crashes during the counting period. Two of the fatalities occurred on Saturday, May 24 and the third one occurred on Monday, May 26.
MSHP also recorded 182 traffic crashes, 83 injuries and 78 driving while intoxicated arrests- on top of the three fatalities.
In terms of boating statistics, MSHP only recorded three crashes and no injuries, fatalities, drownings or boating while intoxicated arrests.
During the 2024 counting period, the Patrol investigated 275 traffic crashes involving seven fatalities and 161 injuries. Also over the 2024 counting period, Marine Operations troopers investigated seven boating crashes, which included no fatalities and seven injuries. Troopers made 128 DWI arrests and six BWI arrests. No one drowned during the 2024 Memorial Day holiday.
MSHP said statistics in these reports are still subject to change if late deaths occur, other departments report crashes or incidents, a fatality is determined to be a drowning or if a fatality is determined to be a medical condition following the release of the preliminary report.
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