Fatality Crashes Are Up in Missouri

Many people are planning to begin their holiday weekend a day early, by heading out to a lake or a relative’s house Thursday. Sergeant Eric Brown with the Highway Patrol says over the past few days, they have seen an increase in the traffic on roads across the state.

Brown says this has been a deadly year on Missouri roads.

Brown says all available troopers will be assigned to work over the holiday weekend, beginning Thursday.