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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All We Want for Christmas is Zero Roadway Fatalities
MoDOT calls on drivers to make safety their holiday tradition.
JEFFERSON CITY - As the holidays grow near, the Missouri Department of Transportation wants to remind drivers of the important role they play in keeping roads safe during the Christmas... -
Focus First, Feast Later: MoDOT Urges Caution ahead of Thanksgiving Travel
JEFFERSON CITY – As Missourians hit the road for Thanksgiving this week, the Missouri Department of Transportation is urging drivers to be cautious and patient and to prioritize good judgment behind the wheel. Impaired driving, distracted driving...
2025 Missouri Crash Statistics
Fatalities
Not Wearing Seat Belt
As of 12/31/2025
*Seat belt stat includes only occupants of vehicles with seat belts
2026 Missouri Crash Statistics
Fatalities
Not Wearing Seat Belt
*Seat belt stat includes only occupants of vehicles with seat belts
Videos
February Safety Spotlight: Dedicated Unit Workshop
The Highway Safety and Traffic Division (HSTD) recently hosted their annual Dedicated Unit Workshop in St. Peters, MO. MoDOT’s HSTD began funding these dedicated units in approximately 2003 and has built on that initial project, now funding 23 dedicated units at 18 different agencies throughout the state. These agencies apply for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) funding through Highway Safety’s annual grant application process. For this current fiscal year, Highway Safety has programmed $3.6 million for these units, which will cover personnel, vehicles, and any equipment related to traffic enforcement they may need. During this 2-day workshop, our external partners are able to collaborate with each other, share their successes, and provide peer-to-peer guidance to other officers throughout the state in an effort to stop serious injury and fatal crashes on Missouri’s roadways. The funding for these units is utilized for enforcement of hazardous moving violations and impaired driving. For the calendar year 2025, these officers had an amazing arrest total for DWIs of 2,063. We also had an officer, Nick Gamm, that made his career 1,000th DWI arrest and we were able to recognize him for this outstanding accomplishment! During the workshop we are also able to provide some additional training these officers need to be safer and more effective on the road. HSTD would like to acknowledge Tara Van Loo for planning and facilitating this workshop.