Missouri Highway Patrol warns of ‘100 Deadliest Days’ as summer driving dangers loom

ST. LOUIS — Safety experts nationwide recognize the stretch between Memorial Day and Labor Day by a grim moniker: the “100 Deadliest Days” on the roadways.

During that period last year, 46 people were killed in crashes investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in the St. Louis area alone.

The dangerous season traditionally kicks off over Memorial Day weekend, a weekend when the Highway Patrol typically deploys every available trooper to the state’s roads and waterways…

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