Missouri State Highway Patrol Reports No Boating Fatalities During Holiday Weekend
Four people died in traffic crashes, down from two last year.
Memorial Day weekend traffic crashes and boat fatality numbers for Missouri are in, and the results are mostly positive, the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) stated in a press release. Four people died in traffic crashes throughout the 2011 Memorial Day weekend. Last year, six people were killed during the three-day weekend. The MSHP investigated 281 traffic crashes resulting in 127 injuries and three of the fatalities during the counting period of 6 p.m. Friday through 11:59 p.m. Monday. Three of the fatal crashes occurred on Sunday. Jimmie L. Brown, 59, of Imperial, died when the 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle he was driving traveled off the east side of the roadway and struck a tree and barbed wire fence. The crash occurred on …
