• Nine crashes were single vehicle crashes
• Four were multiple vehicle crashes.

Five (38%) of the fatalities occurred in alcohol-related accidents.

Eight of the 13 people killed were vehicle occupants.

• Four of the 8 (50%) were not wearing safety restraints
• One of the 4 (25%) was ejected from their vehicle.

No child passengers requiring child restraint devices were killed.

Three motorcyclists were killed; two were wearing helmets.

One ATV operator was killed; was wearing a helmet.

One pedestrian was killed.

HIGHEST DEATHS

The highest number of deaths in a 102 - hour Fourth of July holiday period occurred in 1996, when 27 people were killed in traffic crashes in Tennessee, yielding a fatality rate of one death per three hours and 42 minutes.

LOWEST DEATHS

The lowest number of deaths in a 78 - hour Fourth of July holiday period occurred in 1998, when 8 people were killed in traffic crashes in Tennessee, yielding a fatality rate of one death per nine hours and 45 minutes.

The 2004 Fourth of July holiday period will begin 6 p.m. Friday, July 2 and continue until midnight Sunday, July 4. This will be a 54-hour holiday period.