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The following is a synopsis of the fatality experience during the Labor Day Holiday period which began at 12:01 a.m., Friday, September 1, 2006, and ended at midnight, Monday, September 4, 2006.
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FATAL CRASHES |
FATALITIES |
| Rural |
14 |
14 |
| Urban |
10 |
10 |
| ALCOHOL-RELATED FATAL CRASHES AND FATALITIES |
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| Alcohol-related Fatal Crashes |
9 |
| Alcohol-related Fatalities |
9 |
| FATALITIES BY TYPE OF PERSON |
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| Drivers |
18 |
| Passengers |
1 |
| Pedestrians |
4 |
| Bicyclists |
1 |
| TOTAL |
24 |
| FATAL CRASHES BY DAY OF WEEK |
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| Friday |
4 |
| Saturday |
10 |
| Sunday |
3 |
| Monday |
7 |
| TOTAL |
24 |
| CONTRIBUTING CAUSES IN FATAL CRASHES |
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| No Improper Driving |
13 |
| Careless Driving |
11 |
| Failure to Yield |
2 |
| Alcohol - Under Influence |
6 |
| Drugs - Under Influence |
1 |
| Followed Too Closely |
2 |
| Exceeded Safe Speed Limit |
1 |
| Disregarded Stop Sign |
1 |
| Failure to Maintain Equipment/Vehicle |
1 |
| Drove Left of Center |
2 |
| Exceeded Stated Speed Limit |
2 |
| Obstructed Traffic |
1 |
| Driving Wrong Side/Way |
1 |
| All Other |
6 |
| TOTAL |
50 |
| 5 |
(21%) |
of the people killed were under 21 years of age; |
| 18 |
(75%) |
of the people killed were drivers; |
| 1 |
(4%) |
of the people killed were passengers; |
| 4 |
(17%) |
of the people killed were pedestrians; |
| 1 |
(4%) |
of the people killed was a bicyclist; |
| 9 |
(64%) |
of the 14 drivers and passengers killed in vehicles normally equipped with safety belts were not using their belts; |
| 9 |
(38%) |
of the traffic deaths were alcohol-related; |
| 9 |
(38%) |
of the fatal traffic crashes were alcohol-related; |
| 12 |
(50%) |
of the fatal traffic crashes occurred after dark; |
| 13 |
(54%) |
of the fatal traffic crashes occurred during clear weather; |
| 17 |
(71%) |
of the fatal traffic crashes occurred on straight and level highways; and |
| 16 |
(67%) |
of the fatal traffic crashes occurred on state roads. |
Please Note: 2006 data is Preliminary and is not final.
FHP Announces Labor Day Enforcement Crackdown
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