First day of school brings reminder for drivers to stay alert

One person is dead and two people are injured after a crash near Kidder, Missouri Thursday morning. — File Photo | KQTV

By TaMya Bracy

Published August 13, 2026 11:06 am

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- With the first day of school right around corner for a lot of area schools, it encourage for motorists to pay extra attention while behind the wheel.

Additional cars, buses, bicyclists and pedestrians will be on roads and streets as they make their way to school.

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, from 2013 to 2022 more than 1,000 people died in school-transportation-related crashes, and 198 of those were children age 18 and younger.

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TaMya Bracy

TaMya Bracy is the Public Safety and Crime reporter at KQ2 News.

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