Patrol reports 10 deaths over Memorial Day holiday

At least 10 people have died on Missouri roads during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

They included:

Danny Calahan, 50, of Galena, was killed Monday night in Stone County. The patrol said his car left a road about three miles west of Galena, striking a tree and catching fire. Calahan was dead at the scene.

Michael Harris, 49, of Caruthersville, was killed Monday afternoon after his motorcycle crashed into a turning vehicle that failed to yield, the patrol said. Harris was thrown from his eastbound motorcycle and hit by a second westbound vehicle around 3 p.m. Monday on Missouri 84 in Caruthersville.

Only two deaths were reported during the Memorial Day counting period last year, which lasts from 6 p.m. Friday until midnight on Memorial Day.

In 2001, 16 deaths were reported during the holiday weekend.