Cape Girardeau County highway death toll up in 2021, Missouri could set 15-year fatality record

Monday, December 27, 2021 ~ Updated 11:03 PM

The Missouri Coalition for Highway Safety (MCHS) reported 15 people have died in traffic accidents in Cape Girardeau County through mid-December, up from 11 for all of 2020. Six of those fatalities have come in the city of Cape Girardeau, according to statistics found on savemolives.com.

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