Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, provides the following preliminary statistics related to the Memorial Day holiday:
Eight people died and 99 were injured in 234 traffic crashes during the 2026 Memorial Day holiday counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Friday, May 22, 2026, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Monday, May 25, 2026.
2026 Memorial Day Holiday Traffic Statistics
Traffic Crashes — 234
Traffic Crash Injuries — 99
Traffic Crash Fatalities — 8
DWI — 107
Boating Statistics
Crashes — 4
Injuries — 6
Fatalities — 0
Drowning — 0
BWI — 7
During the 2025 Memorial Day holiday counting period the Patrol investigated 203 traffic crashes involving three fatalities and 92 injuries. Statewide, four people died and 356 were injured in 868 vehicle crashes in 2025. Three boating crashes were investigated throughout Missouri in 2025.
Further details related to the traffic crashes and arrests can be found on the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s website.
The fatality statistics in this news release could change if late deaths occur, or if other departments report fatal traffic crashes after this news release is sent to the media.
