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
Back to Labor Day 2006 News Release
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.
