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July 8, 2022St. Joseph, Mo. |  By: Jeremy Werner

MSHP: Half a dozen fatalities over 4th of July holiday

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The Missouri State Highway Patrol has a bit of good news with the Independence Day holiday in the rearview mirror.

The Patrol says there were only six traffic fatalities statewide, while Troop H in northwest Missouri saw zero. Despite no deaths, Troop H reported 23 arrests, eight for driving intoxicated and 15 for drug violations.

Statewide the patrol reports 285 traffic crashes which resulted in those six fatalities as well as 107 injuries. On top of that, the patrol issued 184 tickets, 353 warnings, and assisted 33 drivers.