Tennessee Holiday Highway Fatalities Down
Holiday Fatalities Down
Although ten people were killed in Tennessee highway accidents during the New Years holiday weekend there is a positive side to the statistic. According to the Tennessee Department of Safety in Nashville preliminary reports indicate that the ten people killed in Tennessee traffic crashes during the 2009-2010 New Year’s holiday weekend, is down from last years 12 fatalities. Preliminary reports also indicate two people were killed during the 2009 Christmas holiday weekend, compared to 9 fatalities during last year’s Christmas holiday.
Ten people were killed in eight fatal crashes during the 2009-2010 New Year’s holiday period. Two of the ten fatalities occurred in alcohol-related crashes in DeKalb and Sumner counties. Four of the eight people killed who were vehicle occupants were not wearing safety restraints and two of the fatalities were pedestrians. Troopers said two of the 10 fatalities involved alcohol and occurred in DeKalb and Sumner counties. Four passengers who were killed weren’t wearing seat belts, and two of the fatalities were pedestrians. According to the THP, one of the fatalities was a 16-month-old girl who wasn’t properly restrained and died in a triple fatality crash on Interstate 75 in McMinn County.
Over the two holiday weekends, the Tennessee Highway Patrol conducted more than 100 sobriety and driver license checkpoints across the state as Troopers arrested drivers for driving under the influence and speeding. Preliminary statistics indicate that 954 people died in Tennessee roadway accidents in 2009, a decline of 89 deaths compared to 1,043 fatalities in 2008.
One of the things that stood out to this Nashville automobile accident attorney is that if four of the eight fatalities had been wearing their seat belts as required by Tennessee law, the fatality rate might just be half of what it is. It’s real simple folks, it just takes a second or two to secure yourself and your passengers. Seat belts work if you work them.
If you or a loved one was injured or killed in a Tennessee car crash during the holiday season contact the experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorney’s at Phillip Miller & Associates and take advantage of a free consultation to find out about your rights and remedies.
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