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Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, provides the following preliminary statistics related to the July Fourth holiday:
Nine people died and 113 were …
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Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, provides the following preliminary statistics related to the July Fourth holiday:
Nine people died and 113 were injured in 235 traffic crashes during the 2026 July Fourth holiday counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 2, 2026, and continued through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 5, 2026.
None took place in Howard county.
2026 July Fourth Holiday Traffic Statistics
Traffic Crashes - 235
Traffic Crash Injuries - 113
Traffic Crash Fatalities - 9
DWI - 125
Boating Statistics
Crashes - 3
Injuries - 3
Fatalities - 0
Drowning - 3
BWI - 9
During last year’s July Fourth holiday counting period, the Patrol investigated 273 traffic crashes involving nine fatalities and 138 injuries. Statewide, 13 people died and 414 were injured in 993 vehicle crashes in 2025. Eleven boating crashes were investigated throughout Missouri in 2025.
Further details related to the traffic crashes and arrests can be found on the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s website.
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