2003 FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY
6 p.m. July 3 - Midnight July 6
(78-Hour Holiday Period)

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

• 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.

 

FATALITY LOG
	DAY	TIME	COUNTY	HIGHWAY	NUMBER KILLED	ALCOHOL RELATED
1.	THURSDAY	9:30 p.m.	KNOX	SR 1	1	NO
2.	FRIDAY	9:35 p.m.	MACON	COUNTY ROAD	1	NO
3.	FRIDAY	10:25 a.m.	LOUDON	COUNTY ROAD	1	NO
4.	FRIDAY	11:45 a.m.	DECATUR	SR 69	1	YES
5.	FRIDAY	1:10 p.m.	ROBERTSON	SR 257	1	NO
6.	FRIDAY	10:12 p.m.	SEVIER	SR 35	1	YES
7.	SATURDAY	11:52 a.m.	COCKE	SR 35	1	NO
8.	SATURDAY	3:25 p.m.	DICKSON	I-40	1	NO
9.	SATURDAY	4:50 p.m.	DAVIDSON	SR 6	1	NO
10.	SATURDAY	6:50 p.m.	GIBSON	COUNTY ROAD	1	YES
11.	SATURDAY	8:15 p.m.	HAWKINS	COUNTY ROAD	1	YES
12.	SATURDAY	10:25 p.m.	SUMNER	CITY STREET	1	YES
13.	SUNDAY	8:30 a.m.	COCKE	SR 32	1	NO

 

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.

The Tennessee Department of Safety's mission is (www.tn.gov/safety) to ensure the safety and general welfare of the public. The department encompasses the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Office of Homeland Security and Driver License Services. General areas of responsibility include law enforcement, safety education, motorist services and terrorism prevention.