At Boehmer Law, we are here to help you with your legal needs. Summer and holidays are often times when the most speeding tickets are issued and accidents occur. Please be safe, and know we are here to help you with your legal needs. Here are some statistics regarding Missouri drivers and tickets and/or citations that have been issued.
- In 2016, 947 people were killed in Missouri traffic crashes.
- Overall, since 2005, traffic deaths decreased 33 percent.
- Six out of 10 vehicle occupants killed in 2016 Missouri traffic crashes were unbuckled.
- Only 84 percent of Missourians wear their seat belt, well below the national average of 90 percent.
- Twenty-three percent of Missouri traffic fatalities in 2016 involved a substance-impaired driver.
- Leading contributors of 2016 fatal crashes include speeding, substance-impairment and improper lane usage.
- Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for people 15 to 20 years old.
- Three out of four teen vehicle occupants (13-19) killed in 2016 Missouri traffic crashes were not wearing a safety belt.
- While Missouri’s seat belt survey shows 70.4% of Missouri teens wear their seat belt, 76% of the teen vehicle occupants killed in 6were not wearing a seat belt.
- One in five 2016 Missouri traffic crashes involved a young driver (under the age of 21)
**Information gathered from the MSHP and Arrive Alive
If you need legal help with a speeding ticket, traffic violation, or a personal injury matter as a result of a traffic incident or crash, call Boehmer Law for a free case review today at 636-896-4020. If you were injured in an accident and need one of our attorneys to come to you, we can do that for you as well.
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