2004 MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
6 p.m. May 27 - Midnight May 30
(78-Hour Holiday Period)
Back to Memorial Day 2005 News Release.
In Tennessee, there were 12 fatal crashes resulting in 13 deaths, yielding a fatality rate of one death per six hours.
Three (23%) of the fatalities occurred in alcohol-related crashes.
Eight of the people killed were vehicle occupants.
- Five of the eight (63%) were not wearing safety restraints.
- Two of the five (40%) was ejected from the vehicle.
- No child passengers requiring child restraint devices were killed.
Five motorcyclists were killed; all were wearing helmets.
FATALITY LOG |
|
DAY |
TIME |
COUNTY |
HIGHWAY |
NUMBER KILLED |
ALCOHOL RELATED |
1. |
SATURDAY |
10:40 a.m. |
GREENE |
SR 34 |
1 |
NO |
2. |
SATURDAY |
10:51 a.m. |
KNOX |
SR 131 |
1 |
NO |
3. |
SATURDAY |
2:35 a.m. |
SHELBY |
CITY STREET |
1 |
NO |
4. |
SATURDAY |
6:10 p.m. |
WAYNE |
COUNTY ROAD |
1 |
YES |
5. |
SATURDAY |
9:15 p.m. |
DYER |
SR 181 |
2 |
NO |
6. |
SUNDAY |
4:15 p.m. |
GREENE |
I 81 |
1 |
NO |
7. |
SUNDAY |
5:15 a.m. |
MARSHALL |
SR 11 |
1 |
YES |
8. |
SUNDAY |
5:30 a.m. |
LAWRENCE |
SR 6 |
1 |
NO |
9. |
SUNDAY |
9:19 p.m. |
LINCOLN |
COUNTY ROAD |
1 |
YES |
10. |
SUNDAY |
9:52 a.m. |
SEVIER |
COUNTY ROAD |
1 |
NO |
11. |
SUNDAY |
UNKNOWN |
ANDERSON |
COUNTY ROAD |
1 |
NO |
12. |
MONDAY |
2:19 a.m. |
DAVIDSON |
SR 11 |
1 |
NO |
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 2005 Memorial Day holiday period will begin 6 p.m. Friday, May 27, and end 11:59 pm Monday, May 30. This will be a 78-hour holiday.
