The Missouri Highway Patrol traffic accident counting period will start Friday evening at 6 o’clock and end at 11:59 Monday night

According to Triple-A, some 48 million Americans will be traveling this Fourth of July holiday period, with 42 million of them taking to the highways.
The Missouri Highway Patrol traffic accident counting period will start this evening at 6 o’clock and end at 11:59 Monday night. Over the same period last year, seven people were killed and 532 injured in Missouri over the holiday in 1,139 traffic crashes. The Highway Patrol will be participating in Operation Care during the holiday. Anyone needing assistance or who witnesses criminal activity while traveling on Missouri’s roadways or waterways can contact the nearest Highway Patrol troop headquarters by calling the Patrol Emergency Report Line at 1-800-525-5555 or Star 55 on a cellular phone. Motorists may call 1-888-275-6636 to check for road construction along their travel route. The one-lane bridges in construction zones two miles east of St. Robert could back up traffic from time to time for both eastbound and westbound traffic. Motorists should be prepared for traffic delays.