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Memorial
l Day Ho
oliday 20010 Oklaahoma
Department of
o Public Safety
Higghway Saffety Fact Sheet
S Highway Safety
S Office

3223 N. Liincoln Blvd.

Oklahoma City,
C OK 73105

Phone: 4005.523.1570
Memo
orial Day Hooliday Fataalities Fax: 4055.523.1586
2005 ‐ 2010
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10 9
7 Fatalities decreased from
8
eleven in 2009 to nine in
6 5 5 2010
4
4 3 3
Alcohol-relaated fatalities
2
1 1 1 increased from
f four in
2
2009 to fivee in 2010
0
2005
5 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 One motorccycle operator
and three pickup
p truck
Fatalities
F Alcohol Fatalities driver fatalities were
drinking.

C
Crashes & Faatalities
The 2010 Memorial Day Holiday was a total of 78 hours which began at 6 p.m. on
T o Friday, May 28 2 and
e
ended at midnighht on Monday, May
M 31. During this t time period, there were ninee persons killed in eight
faatal crashes. Fivve of the nine fattalities occurred in alcohol-relateed crashes.

Five of the fatalities were occupaants of pickup truucks, one was an occupant of a 4-door passengger
F
v
vehicle and threee were motorcyccle operators.

R
Restraint Usee Among Fattalities
Five driver fatalitties and one passsenger fatality were
F w occupants of passenger veehicles/pickup truucks.
F of the driveer fatalities were not using restraaints.
Four

A three motorcyyclist fatalities were

All w not wearing helmets.

Memoriaal Day Holiday 2010

2
78 Hours
Friday,
F May 28,, 2010 (6 p.m.) through
t Monday, May 31, 20100 (Midnight)
Injury All Crashes Alcohol-R
Related Crashes Restraint Usee Among Fatality Viictims
Severity Crashes Perssons Crashes Persons Person Type Unknown In Use No
ot in Use T
Total
Fatal 8 9 4 5 Driver 1 4 5
Injury 190 302 311 46 Passenger 1 1
Total 490 1,144
1 633 147 Total 2 4 6
Injury includes incapacitating, non--incapacitating and possible.
p Excludes three motorcycle
m operato
or fatalities.

Noote: Based on 20100 preliminary data avvailable as of 5/13/20011. Information subbject to change.