JEFFERSON CITY – The year 2015 ended with an 11.4 percent increase in fatalities on Missouri roads. After two years of lower numbers, the fatalities in Missouri for 2015 were over 800 for the first time since 2012.
As of Dec. 31, 853 lives were...
Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death among youth in Missouri, accounting for nearly 12% of traffic fatalities during the last three years. Although only comprising approximately 8% of Missouri licensed drivers, young drivers were involved...
JEFFERSON CITY – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a crash on a road with a speed limit of 65 mph or greater is more than twice as likely to result in a fatality than a crash on a road with a speed limit of 45 or 50 mph...