Independence Day holiday 2011

              Independence Day Holiday 2011
Highway Safety Fact Sheet
Oklahoma
Department of Public Safety
Highway Safety Office
3223 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: 405.523.1570
Fax: 405.523.1586
www.ohso.ok.gov
Fatalities decreased from
ten in 2010 to five in 2011
Alcohol-related fatalities
decreased from four in
2010 to zero in 2011
Three fatalities in
passenger vehicles/pickup
trucks were not wearing
restraints
Independence Day Holiday 2011
78 Hours
Friday, July 1, 2011 (6 p.m.) through Monday, July 4, 2011 (Midnight)
Injury
Severity
All Crashes Alcohol-Related Crashes Restraint Use Among Fatality Victims
Crashes Persons Crashes Persons Person Type Unknown In Use Not in Use Total
Fatal 5 5 0 0 Driver 0 0 2 2
Injury 212 320 41 55 Passenger 0 0 1 1
Total 493 1137 70 133 Total 0 0 3 3
Injury includes incapacitating, non-incapacitating and possible. Excludes one motorcycle operator and one unidentified vehicle type.
Crashes & Fatalities
The 2011 Independence Day Holiday was a total of 78 hours which began at 6 p.m. on Friday, July
1 and ended at midnight on Monday, July 4. During this time period, there were five persons
killed in five fatal crashes.
Two fatalities were occupants of pickup trucks, one was an occupant of a passenger vehicle, one
was a motorcycle operator and one was an unidentified vehicle type.
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Independence Day Holiday Fatalities
2006 ‐ 2011
Fatalities Alcohol Fatalities
Restraint Use Among Fatalities
Of the five fatalities, three were occupants of passenger vehicles/pickup trucks. One passenger fatality
and two driver fatalities were not using restraints.
One motorcycle operator fatality was wearing a safety helmet.
Note: Based on 2011 preliminary data available as of 6/25/2012. Information is subject to change.