TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
PRELIMINARY HOLIDAY REPORT
September 4, 2007
2007 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
6 PM, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31 – 11:59 PM, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
78-HOUR HOLIDAY PERIOD
10 crashes were single vehicle crashes; 1 was a multiple vehicle crash.
Three of the fatalities occurred in an alcohol-related crash.
Ten of the people killed were vehicle occupants.
Seven of the 10 were not wearing safety restraints.
No child passengers requiring child restraint devices were killed.No motorcyclists were killed; but there was one ATV fatality - no helmet was worn.
FATALITY LOG
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NUMBER |
ALCOHOL |
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DAY |
TIME |
COUNTY |
HIGHWAY |
KILLED |
RELATED |
1. |
Friday |
10:35 PM |
WILLIAMSON |
COUNTY ROAD |
1 |
YES |
2. |
Saturday |
12:53 PM |
HAMILTON |
I – 75 |
1 |
NO |
3. |
Saturday |
3:20 AM |
MACON |
COUNTY ROAD |
1 |
YES |
4. |
Saturday |
10:20 AM |
ROBERTSON |
I – 65 |
1 |
NO |
5. |
Saturday |
5:08 AM |
SHELBY |
CITY STREET |
1 |
NO |
6. |
Saturday |
8:45 AM |
TROUSDALE |
SR – 25 |
1 |
NO |
7. |
Saturday |
1:00 PM |
WILLIAMSON |
SR – 247 |
1 |
NO |
8. |
Sunday |
6:57 AM |
HAMILTON |
SR – 319 |
1 |
YES |
9. |
Sunday |
5:15 P.M. |
HARDIN |
COUNTY ROAD |
1 |
NO |
10. |
Sunday |
3:37 AM |
JEFFERSON |
SR – 113 |
1 |
NO |
11. |
Sunday |
3:44 PM |
RUTHERFORD |
SR – 231 |
1 |
NO |
HIGHEST DEATHS
In 1974, 27 people were killed in Tennessee traffic crashes during the 78-hour Labor Day holiday period; yielding a fatality rate of one death per 2.9 hours.
LOWEST DEATHS
In 1962, 6 people were killed in Tennessee traffic crashes during the 78-hour Labor Day holiday period; yielding a fatality rate of one death per 13 hours.