Four Traffic Fatalities During Missouri Highway Patrol New Year’s Counting Period

Four traffic fatalities are being reported by the Missouri Highway Patrol over the New Year’s Holiday Weekend.

Two of the fatalities happened in the Springfield area, one traffic fatality happened in each of the St. Joseph and Rolla areas.

The highway patrol responded to a total of 458 traffic crashes and issued 135 DWI during the counting period which started on Thursday, December 31st at 6pm and ended last night (Sunday) at 11:59.