The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety is a partnership of safety advocates throughout the state who have come together for a common purpose: to end traffic fatalities and serious injuries on public roadways. Missouri’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan, Show-Me Zero, outlines the state's plan for achieving success by implementing strategies most effective at mitigating the behaviors and issues most commonly associated with fatal and serious injury crashes in Missouri. Zero fatalities is our goal. Anything else is simply unacceptable.
Missouri Coalition For Roadway Safety News
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Missouri Roadway Fatalities Continue to Trend Downward
Pedestrian fatalities hit record number
JEFFERSON CITY – According to preliminary data, 954 fatalities occurred on Missouri roadways in 2024. This is a decrease of 4% when compared to 2023, and a decrease of 10% compared to 2022. This is the second... -
Crash Responders Urge Motorists to Slow Down, Move Over: Its the Law
JEFFERSON CITY— The Missouri Department of Transportation’s highway workers are part of a larger group of emergency responders who put their lives on the line on Missouri’s highways responding to crash scenes. Alongside police officers, fire fighters...
2024 Missouri Crash Statistics
Fatalities
Not Wearing Seat Belt
*Seat belt stat includes only occupants of vehicles with seat belts
2025 Missouri Crash Statistics
Fatalities
Not Wearing Seat Belt
*Seat belt stat includes only occupants of vehicles with seat belts
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SAFETY SPOTLIGHT
June Safety Spotlight: Paving the Way
Safer roads start here. Every year, thousands of Missouri teens and young adults take their first steps toward driving independence—but for many in foster care or facing economic hardship, getting behind the wheel safely is out of reach. That’s why Live 2 Give Hope’s Paving the Way program is doing more than just teaching youth to drive—it’s helping to save lives. According to MoDOT, driver inexperience is one of the leading causes of crashes among Missouri youth. The Paving the Way program addresses this risk directly by offering comprehensive driver’s education and training, including over 6 hours of driving lessons. The program also offers additional life-skills training including Personal Finance which is also eligible for credit toward high school graduation requirements. In 2025, Live 2 Give Hope proudly completed its 5th annual Lebanon session, continuing its tradition of empowering young drivers in Laclede County. And for the first time, thanks to funding from MoDOT, the program is being expanded to other Missouri counties. This expansion fills a critical gap in rural Missouri, reaching youth who might otherwise go without access to proper driver training. The impact of this program is measurable—and meaningful. By investing in proper driver training for at-risk youth, Paving the Way is helping to reduce teen crashes, prevent fatalities, and create safer roads for everyone.
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