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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY HISTORICAL INFORMATION

2004 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
6 p.m. Friday, December 24 - 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 26
54 - Hour Holiday Period

Back to Holiday Enforcement 2005 News Release

In Tennessee, there were three fatal crashes resulting in three deaths, yielding a fatality rate of one death per 18 hours.

Two crashes were single vehicle crashes
One was a multiple vehicle crashes.

None of the fatalities occurred in alcohol-related accidents.

All three fatalities were vehicle occupants.

None of the three (100%) was wearing safety restraints.
None of the three was ejected from their vehicle.
No child passenger requiring child restraint devices was killed.

FATALITY LOG
	DAY	TIME	COUNTY	HIGHWAY	NUMBER KILLED	ALCOHOL RELATED
1.	SATURDAY	9:45 a.m.	DAVIDSON	CITY STREET	1	NO
2.	SATURDAY	10:10 a.m.	DAVIDSON	CITY STREET	1	NO
3.	SUNDAY	12:34 P.M.	PUTNAM	SR-136	1	NO

HIGHEST DEATHS

In 1969, 22 people were killed in Tennessee traffic crashes during the 30-hour Christmas holiday period, yielding a fatality rate of one death per 1.4 hours.

LOWEST DEATHS

In 1963, one person was killed in Tennessee traffic crashes during the 30-hour Christmas holiday period, yielding a fatality rate of one death per 30 hours.

The 2005 Christmas holiday period will begin 6 p.m. Friday, December 23 and continue until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, December 26. This will be a 78-hour holiday period.