About twice as many people were killed on Missouri’s roads and highways this weekend as opposed to a non-holiday weekend, according to the Highway Patrol.

Highway Patrol Captain Tim Hull says nine people were killed in traffic accidents over the three-day weekend. (He says during the average nice summer weekend, the patrol investigates an average of four or five deaths.)Of the fatalities, one victim was riding a motorcycle, one was on an ATV.

Highway Patrol Captain Tim Hull says nine people died in traffic crashes over the 2009 Memorial Day weekend also.

The Patrol investigated 270 traffic crashes resulting in 133 injuries. Patrol officers arrested 157 drivers for being intoxicated.

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Preliminary figures from the Missouri State Highway Patrol indicate four people were killed and 92 injured in 319 traffic crashes investigated by troopers during the New Year’s weekend counting period that began at 6 pm last Thursday and ran through 11:59 last night. In addition, the Highway Patrol made 113 arrests for driving while intoxicated.

During the New Year’s counting period a year ago, the Highway Patrol investigated 234 crashes, which included 11 fatalities and 89 injuries. There were 24 fatalities statewide over that counting period. [Read more...]