Traffic fatalities on the rise in Missouri
Traffic fatalities are up 12% in the Show-Me state, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and MoDOT are reacting
Posted: Feb 19, 2021 9:53 PM
Updated: Feb 22, 2021 10:13 AM
Posted By: Ron Johnson
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) 2020 was a deadly year on Missouri roads, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The latest numbers show the state saw a 12% increase in the number of fatality accidents. We don’t want to see that number up, Sgt Jake Angle, Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop H, We don’t ever want to see an increase when we’re talking about fatalities across the state.