Labor Day Holiday Historical Information
2005 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
6 p.m., Friday, September 2 - 11:59 p.m., Monday, September 5
78-Hour Holiday Period
2006 Labor Day Driver License and Sobriety Checkpoints
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In Tennessee, there were 15 fatal crashes resulting in 15 deaths, yielding a fatality rate of one death per five hours and twelve minutes.
- Ten crashes were single vehicle crashes
- Five were multiple vehicle crashes.
Six (40%) of the fatalities occurred in alcohol-related crashes.
Eleven of the people killed were vehicle occupants.
- Nine of the eleven (82%) were not wearing safety restraints.
- Four of the nine (44%) were ejected from their vehicle.
- No child passengers requiring child safety seats were killed.
Four motorcyclists were killed; all were wearing helmets.
FATALITY LOG DAY TIME COUNTY HIGHWAY NUMBER KILLED ALCOHOL RELATED 1. Friday 6:19 p.m. White SR 1 1 Yes 2. Friday 8:37 p.m. Knox SR 1 1 No 3. Friday Unknown Montgomery I 24 1 No 4. Saturday 2:55 a.m. Davidson I 24 1 No 5. Saturday 7:35 p.m. Montgomery SR 48 1 No 6. Sunday 3:02 a.m. Rutherford City Street 1 Yes 7. Sunday 4:54 a.m. McMinn City Street 1 No 8. Sunday 3:43 p.m. Obion SR 184 1 No 9. Sunday Unknown Lincoln SR 129 1 Yes 10. Monday 9:27 a.m. Shelby City Street 1 Yes 11. Monday 10:30 a.m. Sumner SR 6 1 No 12. Monday 3:35 p.m. Fayette County Road 1 Yes 13. Monday 5:47 p.m. Shelby SR 175 1 No 14. Monday 6:35p.m. Davidson I 65 1 No 15. Monday Unknown Wayne County Road 1 Yes
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.
The 2006 Labor Day holiday period will begin 6 p.m. on Friday, September 1 and continue until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 4. This will be a 78-hour holiday period.