Area highway fatality update — state death rates stay high

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 ~ Updated 8:52 PM

According to Missouri Coalition for Highway Safety, the 598 roadway fatalities thus far statewide in 2022 are tracking to meet or exceed the 1,016 who died on state thoroughfares in 2021.

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