JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, provides the following preliminary statistics related to the New Year’s holiday:
Zero people died and 21 were injured in 44 traffic crashes during the 2025 New Year’s holiday counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2024, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, January 1, 2025. There were 0 boating crashes and 0 drownings over the 2025 New Year’s holiday counting period.
2025 New Year’s Holiday Traffic Statistics
Troopers investigated the following:
Traffic Crashes — 44
Traffic Crash Injuries — 21
Traffic Crash Fatalities — 0
DWI — 50
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.