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Fatalities On Missouri Roads Up Over 2011 Totals

KBIA — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:42:52 +0000

Janet Saidi contributed reporting from Columbia, Mo.

The number of people killed on Missouri roads is expected to be up slightly in 2012 compared with 2011.

The Missouri Department of Transportation says:

Two Die On Mo. Roads Over Christmas

Rachel Lippmann — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:17:03 +0000

Two people were killed and another 91 injured on Missouri’s roads during the Christmas holiday.

The state Highway Patrol investigated 239 crashes between December 21^st and Christmas Day, and arrested 130 people for driving while intoxicated. During the Christmas holiday last year, five people were killed and 67 injured, and state police arrested 56 for DWI.

Morning headlines - Monday, September 10, 2012

Rachel Lippmann and The Associated Press — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:07:21 +0000

Mo. traffic fatalities continue climbing

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says traffic deaths are taking a troubling turn upward this year.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says through Sept. 4, 554 people had died on Missouri roads, compared to 498 over the same period in 2011. Fatalities in 2011 reached their lowest total since the 1940s.

IDOT launches road safety campaign

Tim Lloyd — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:34:26 +0000

Starting today, motorists in Illinois will see safe driving messages on the state's digital road signs.

The campaign from the Illinois Department of Transportation is an effort to reduce the number of fatal accidents in the state. So far this year, 479 people have died on Illinois roads, compared with 418 by the same time last year.

Morning headlines - Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Rachel Lippmann and The Associated Press — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:49:28 +0000

Traffic fatalities spike in Mo. after six years of decline

Traffic fatalities in Missouri climbed nearly 20 percent through the first six months of this year, the first increase after six years of decline.

The state recorded 375 deaths this year, compared to 313 in 2011. The biggest increases came in southern and central Missouri, while the St. Louis area saw a small drop in fatal accidents.