Patrol urges caution during holiday weekend
Thursday, December 23, 2010
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrolm last year , there were 1,749 traffic crashes during the Christmas holiday counting period. In those crashes, 11 people were killed and another 557 were injured. This year's traffic crash counting period begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23, and ends at 11:59 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 26.