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MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY HISTORICAL INFORMATION

2003 MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
6 p.m. May 23- Midnight May 26
(78-Hour Holiday Period)

Back to Memorial Day 2004 News Release.

In Tennessee, there were 12 fatal crashes resulting in 13 deaths, yielding a fatality rate of one death per six hours.

  • Seven crashes were single vehicle crashes; Five were multiple vehicle crashes.

Two (15%) of the fatalities occurred in alcohol-related crashes.

Nine of the people killed were vehicle occupants.

  • Five of the nine (56%) were not wearing safety restraints.
  • Three of the five (60%) was ejected from the vehicle.
  • No child passengers requiring child restraint devices were killed.

Two motorcyclists were killed; both were wearing a helmet.

Two pedestrians were killed.

FATALITY LOG

 
DAY
TIME
COUNTY
HIGHWAY
NUMBER KILLED
ALCOHOL RELATED
1.
FRIDAY
9:05 p.m.
SHELBY
CITY STREET
1
NO
2.
FRIDAY
9:45 p.m.
McMINN
COUNTY ROAD
1
NO
3.
SATURDAY
4:29 a.m.
DAVIDSON
CITY STREET
1
NO
4.
SATURDAY
11:27 a.m.
SEQUATCHIE
SR28
1
NO
5.
SATURDAY
4:06 p.m.
SEVIER
SR66
1
NO
6.
SATURDAY
6:20 p.m.
COCKE
SR35
1
NO
7.
SUNDAY
3:33 a.m.
DAVIDSON
SR 255
1
YES
8.
SUNDAY
6:51 a.m.
KNOX
I-75
1
NO
9.
SUNDAY
1:13 p.m.
DAVIDSON
CITY STREET
1
NO
10.
SUNDAY
6:09 p.m.
McMINN
CITY STREET
1
NO
11.
MONDAY
1:05 p.m.
CHEATHAM
I-24
2
NO
12.
MONDAY
1:15 p.m.
HARDEMAN
COUNTY ROAD
1
YES
HIGHEST DEATHS

In 1973, 26 people were killed in traffic crashes in Tennessee during a 78-hour Memorial Day holiday period, yielding a fatality rate of one death per 3.0 hours.

LOWEST DEATHS

In 2002, five people were killed in traffic crashes in Tennessee during a 78-hour Memorial Day holiday period, yielding a fatality rate of one death per 15.0 hours and 36 minutes.

The 2004 Memorial Day holiday period will begin 6 p.m. Friday, May 28, and continue until midnight Monday, May 31. This will be a 78-hour holiday.


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