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The following is a synopsis of the fatality experience during the Independence Day Holiday period which began at 12:01 a.m., Friday, July 2, 2004, and ended at midnight, Monday, July 5, 2004.
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FATAL CRASHES |
FATALITIES |
| Rural |
19 |
24 |
| Urban |
16 |
18 |
| ALCOHOL-RELATED FATAL CRASHES AND FATALITIES |
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| Alcohol-related Fatal Crashes |
12 |
| Alcohol-related Fatalities |
14 |
| FATALITIES BY TYPE OF PERSON |
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| Drivers |
28 |
| Passengers |
12 |
| Pedestrians |
2 |
| Bicyclists |
0 |
| TOTAL |
42 |
| FATAL CRASHES BY DAY OF WEEK |
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| Friday |
5 |
| Saturday |
13 |
| Sunday |
11 |
| Monday |
6 |
| TOTAL |
35 |
| CONTRIBUTING CAUSES IN FATAL CRASHES |
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| Careless Driving |
15 |
| Failure to Yield |
10 |
| Exceeded Safe Speed Limit |
4 |
| Drove Left of Center |
2 |
| Alcohol - Under Influence |
2 |
| Exceeded Stated Speed Limit |
1 |
| Improper Lane Change |
1 |
| Disregarded Traffic Signal |
1 |
| Alcohol & Drugs-Under Influence |
1 |
| All Other |
5 |
| TOTAL |
42 |
| 6 |
(14%) |
of the people killed were under 21 years of age; |
| 28 |
(67%) |
of the people killed were drivers; |
| 12 |
(29%) |
of the people killed were passengers; |
| 2 |
(5%) |
of the people killed were pedestrians; |
| 0 |
(0%) |
of the people killed was a bicyclist; |
| 17 |
(57%) |
of the 30 drivers and passengers killed in vehicles normally equipped with safety belts were not using their belts; |
| 14 |
(33%) |
of the traffic deaths were alcohol-related; |
| 12 |
(34%) |
of the fatal traffic crashes were alcohol-related; |
| 11 |
(31%) |
of the fatal traffic crashes occurred after dark; |
| 27 |
(77%) |
of the fatal traffic crashes occurred during clear weather; |
| 27 |
(77%) |
of the fatal traffic crashes occurred on straight and level highways; and |
| 28 |
(80%) |
of the fatal traffic crashes occurred on state roads. |
Please Note: 2004 data is Preliminary and is not final.
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