Missouri Shares Gruesome Totals from Labor Day Weekend Accidents

The hope is always that a holiday weekend in Missouri will be safe for everyone. Unfortunately, that's not realistic and this year's Labor Day Weekend proved tragic once again for many families involved in automotive accidents and boat crashes.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has the totals for what transpired across the state during the Labor Day weekend and the numbers are truly gruesome. According to their press release, here are the automotive crashes in Missouri over the holiday weekend:

Crashes - 233
Injuries - 115
Fatalities - 7
DWI - 108
Drug Arrests - 5

The waterways in Missouri didn't fare much better with numerous accidents and incidents:

Crashes - 3
Injuries - 8
Fatalities - 2
BWI - 8
Drownings - 1

William R. Hitzemann, 45, of Weldon Spring, Missouri drowned on Saturday, August 31 at Golden Eagle Lake in Montgomery County.

Reven N. Newbound, 30, and a juvenile, 7, both of Owensville, MO, died when the boat he was operating struck a root wad which resulted in the boat colliding with a rock bluff on the Gasconade River near Pointers Creek.

The totals for Labor Day Weekend 2024 were actually a slight improvement of the previous year when "15 people died and 477 were injured in 1,058 traffic crashes" according to the highway patrol.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that there could be additions to the numbers shared, but this is the preliminary outlook on how Missouri roads and waterways fared last weekend.