8 traffic deaths reported on Missouri roads during Memorial Day weekend

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Eight people died on Missouri roads during Memorial Day weekend this year, according to preliminary results described in a Missouri State Highway Patrol press release from Tuesday.

The reporting period for the weekend lasted from 6 p.m. Friday through 11:59 p.m. Monday.

There were 234 crashes, 99 people with injuries and 107 arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Last year, the patrol says it investigated 203 crashes that resulted in three deaths and 92 injuries. Around the state, there were four deaths, 356 injured and 868 crashes, the release says.

On the waters, MSHP investigated four crashes that resulted in six injuries. One crash involved four children and an adult from St. Joseph.

There were seven people arrested for boating while intoxicated.