NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY HISTORICAL INFORMATION
2003-2004 NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY
6 p.m. December 31, 2003 - Midnight January 4, 2004
102-Hour Holiday Period
Christmas Holiday Historical Information
Back to Holiday Enforcement 2004 News Release.
In Tennessee, there were 17 fatal crashes resulting in 23 deaths, yielding a fatality rate of one death per four hours and 24 minutes.
- 12 crashes were single vehicle crashes
- Five were multiple vehicle crashes.
13 (57%) of the fatalities occurred in alcohol-related accidents.
18 of the fatalities were vehicle occupants.
- Nine of the 18 (50%) were not wearing safety restraints.
- Two of the nine (22%) were ejected from their vehicles.
- No child passengers requiring child restraint devices were killed.
Two motorcyclists were killed; both were wearing a helmet.
One pedestrian was killed.
FATALITY LOG |
|
DAY |
TIME |
COUNTY |
HIGHWAY |
NUMBER KILLED |
ALCOHOL RELATED |
1. |
WEDNESDAY |
9:31 p.m. |
KNOX |
SR-158 |
2 |
NO |
2. |
THURSDAY |
12:50 a.m. |
MARSHALL |
CITY STREET |
1 |
NO |
3. |
THURSDAY |
12:55 a.m. |
WASHINGTON |
COUNTY ROAD |
1 |
YES |
4. |
THURSDAY |
3:03 p.m. |
ANDERSON |
CITY STREET |
1 |
YES |
5. |
THURSDAY |
11:30 p.m. |
DAVIDSON |
CITY STREET |
1 |
YES |
6. |
FRIDAY |
12:06 a.m. |
LOUDON |
I-75 |
6 |
YES |
7. |
FRIDAY |
6:40 a.m. |
SHELBY |
CITY STREET |
1 |
NO |
8. |
FRIDAY |
10:20 a.m. |
MCMINN |
SR-163 |
1 |
NO |
9. |
FRIDAY |
3:35 a.m. |
DAVIDSON |
CITY STREET |
1 |
YES |
10. |
FRIDAY |
8:55 p.m. |
GILES |
SR-245 |
1 |
YES |
11. |
SATURDAY |
2:35 a.m. |
SHELBY |
CITY STREET |
1 |
NO |
12. |
SATURDAY |
3:10 a.m. |
SHELBY |
CITY STREET |
1 |
NO |
13. |
SATURDAY |
2:05 p.m. |
MONROE |
COUNTY ROAD |
1 |
NO |
14. |
SATURDAY |
6:09 p.m. |
DAVIDSON |
CITY STREET |
1 |
NO |
15. |
SATURDAY |
7:35 p.m. |
SEVIER |
SR-35 |
1 |
NO |
16. |
SATURDAY |
10:46 p.m. |
SEVIER |
COUNTY ROAD |
1 |
YES |
17. |
SUNDAY |
3:15 a.m. |
SMITH |
SR-24 |
1 |
YES |
HIGHEST DEATHS
During the 78-hour 1970-71 New Year's holiday period, 19 people were killed in Tennessee traffic crashes yielding a fatality rate of one death per 4.1 hours.
LOWEST DEATHS
During the 78-hour 1982-83 New Year's holiday period, 8 people were killed in Tennessee traffic crashes yielding a fatality rate of one death per 9.8 hours.
The 2004-2005 New Year's holiday period will begin 6 p.m. Friday, December 31, 2004 and continue until midnight Sunday, January 2, 2005. This will be a 54-hour holiday period.
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