{"id":10857,"date":"2016-01-13T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=10857"},"modified":"2016-01-13T13:06:32","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T19:06:32","slug":"2015-traffic-fatalities-in-tennessee-third-lowest-since-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2016\/01\/13\/2015-traffic-fatalities-in-tennessee-third-lowest-since-1963\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Traffic Fatalities in Tennessee Third Lowest since 1963"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TennesseeNashville, TN<\/strong> – The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced the number of traffic fatalities in 2015 is the third lowest annual figure in Tennessee since 1963. The 2015 traffic fatality numbers are reported by all Tennessee law enforcement agencies to the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP).<\/p>\n

Preliminary figures indicate there were 965 vehicular deaths on Tennessee roadways in 2015. In 1963, there were 941 deaths. The 2015 fatality number includes 112 pedestrians and 10 pedal cyclists.<\/p>\n

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Tennessee Highway Patrol Releases State-Wide Traffic Fatality Figures<\/p><\/div>\n

From 1964 to 2010, Tennessee averaged 1,234 deaths on roadways. Over the 46 year period, 1973 was the most tragic year, totaling 1,444 traffic deaths. From 2011 to 2015 under Governor Bill Haslam\u2019s administration, the five year annual traffic fatality average has been 971, with those five years making up five of the six lowest years since 1963.<\/p>\n

Nationwide preliminary figures indicate an increase of about 15 percent in 2015 compared to 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are making great strides in reducing traffic fatalities with our data driven enforcement initiatives, public awareness efforts, and special programs,\u201d Safety Commissioner Bill Gibbons said. \u201cOur top goal continues to be the reduction of traffic fatalities. We are committed to enforcing our traffic laws and saving lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

THP Colonel Tracy Trott said state troopers\u2019 commitment to enforcing DUI, seat belt, and distracted driving traffic laws is producing results. State troopers arrested 7,805 individuals on suspicion of DUI in 2015 and cited 114,047 individuals for not wearing their seat belts.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, there was a 20.9 percent drop in alcohol-related traffic fatalities in 2015 in Tennessee and a 3 percent drop in the percent of fatalities involving unrestrained motorists compared to 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur focus and commitment to traffic enforcement and citizens\u2019 safety are making a difference in Tennessee,\u201d Trott said. \u201cWe are making great progress in reducing fatal incidents on Tennessee roadways, but we know there is more work needing to be done, and we are even more committed to citizens\u2019 safety than ever before. We encourage Tennesseans to make safe choices. Buckle up, don\u2019t drive impaired and don\u2019t text while driving because we care.\u201d<\/p>\n

About Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security<\/h3>\n

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security\u2019s (www.TN.Gov\/safety)<\/a> mission is to serve, secure, and protect the people of Tennessee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced the number of traffic fatalities in 2015 is the third lowest annual figure in Tennessee since 1963. The 2015 traffic fatality numbers are reported by all Tennessee law enforcement agencies to the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP). Preliminary figures indicate there were 965 vehicular […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[3040,3359,3066,284,9375,261,10667,3350,692,693,1946],"class_list":["post-10857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-government","tag-bill-gibbons","tag-bill-haslam","tag-dui","tag-nashville-tn","tag-seat-belt","tag-tennessee","tag-tennessee-department-of-safety-an-dhomeland-security","tag-tennessee-governor","tag-tennessee-highway-patrol","tag-thp","tag-tracy-trott"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10857"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10859,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10857\/revisions\/10859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}