2004 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Begins: 6:00 p.m. November 24, 2004
Ends: 11:59 p.m. November 28, 2004
102-Hour Holiday Period

• Fatal Crashes = 9
  
  • 6 of the crashes were single vehicle crashes
  • 3 of the crashes were multiple vehicle crashes
• Fatalities = 10
  
  • 8 of the people killed were vehicle occupants
    
    • 5 of the occupants were not wearing safety restraints.
    • No child passengers were killed
  • 2 Pedestrians were killed
  • 0 (00%) of the fatalities occurred in crashes where "had been drinking" was indicated.

  HIGHWAY	FATAL CRASHES	FATALITIES
  Interstate	1	1
  State Route	6	7
  City Street	0	0
  County Road	2	2

• The Number of fatalities for last year's 102-hour holiday period was 17.

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