(KLZA)-- Atchison County, Missouri is among six counties honored by the Northwest Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety group for having no roadway fatalities in 2022.

The Show-Me Zero awards were also presented to Caldwell, Carroll, Grundy, Mercer and Sullivan counties.

The Northwest Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety is part of the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety, a partnership of safety advocates throughout the state who have come together for a common purpose, ending traffic fatlties and serious injuries on public roadways. The Northwest Missouri group supports a 20-county region.

Coalition Chairperson Jenna Keyes said “ We appreciate area law enforcement, emergency responders, leaders, educators, and individuals who chose safe driving behaviors.”

Show-Me Zero is a strategic highway safey paln for elimnating fatalities and serious injuries on Missouri Roadways.