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Fewer cars were on the road in 2020 because of the pandemic, but the Highway Patrol reports Missouri traffic-related deaths were up 12% compared to 2019. It is the most fatalities reported since 2007. “Nearly every fatal crash that occurs is preventabl...

MSHP: traffic-related deaths spiked in 2020

Fewer cars were on the road in 2020 because of the pandemic, but the Highway Patrol reports Missouri traffic-related deaths were up 12% compared to 2019. It is the most fatalities reported since 2007. “Nearly every fatal crash that occurs is preventable,” said Missouri State Highway Patrol Public Information and Education Director, Cpt. John Hotz, …