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Two deaths reported during Thanksgiving weekend
Posted: 11.30.2009 at 6:29 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. -- The Highway Patrol reported two fatalities on Missouri roads during this year's long Thanksgiving weekend.

One of the accidents was in Greene County, the other in Benton County. It's not yet clear if alcohol was a factor in either incident.

In other holiday traffic stats, over 300 accidents resulted in 126 injuries.

In addition, troopers arrested 135 people for driving while intoxicated, compared to 114 in 2008.

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