Missouri had a record-high number of people killed in traffic crashes last year that involved motorcycles – 172. John Nelson, state highway safety and traffic engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation, said each of the last three years have seen...
Kansas City, Missouri has the fifth-worst drivers in the United States, according to a study published in Forbes magazine. The study examines five factors – total crashes, the number of people killed in crashes, crashes involving an intoxicated driver, crashes...
Despite the COVID pandemic and fewer vehicles on the road, southwest Missouri’s Springfield had a record 27 traffic fatalities in 2020. Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams is urging residents to slow down. “The pandemic had a double-edged sword effect...
While passenger traffic in Missouri has plummeted due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Missouri state troopers say there’s been a three percent increase in traffic fatalities for the year. Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain John Hotz says passenger traffic is down...
The Highway Patrol reports seven people were killed on Missouri roads over the Labor Day weekend. That’s even with last year, when seven people died in car accidents over the holiday. Two of the highway fatalities were motorcyclists. Troopers investigated 248...
