From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
The following stats were recorded, by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, during the 2018 Fourth of July Holiday period:
Between Friday, June 29, and Sunday, July 8, 2018
- Saturday, June 30, was the deadliest day, with 5 traffic fatalities – 4 motorcyclists, 1 motorcycle passenger – in Cullman, Limestone, Marshall and Mobile counties.
- Sunday, July 8, was the only day with 0 traffic fatalities.
- Wednesday, July 4, had 1 traffic fatality (Geneva County). It was the passenger of a vehicle equipped with seat belt but not using a seat belt at time of crash.
- The rest of the travel period:
- 18 traffic fatalities (including the 5 on June 30).
- 6 drivers, 3 passengers, 3 pedestrians, 5 motorcyclists, 1 motorcycle passenger.
- 5 seat belts in use, 4 seat belts not in use, seat belts not applicable for 9 individuals killed (pedestrians and motorcyclists).
- Counties: Bullock, Cullman, Franklin, Geneva, Jefferson, Limestone, Lowndes, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, St. Clair, Talladega, Walker.
During this same time period, Troopers in Marine Patrol Division worked 2 deaths on Alabama waterways:
- Although a few incidents still may be added to Marine Patrol’s boat-accident reporting system, there were 8 zero-incident days during the holiday period.
- 2 boating fatalities Wednesday, July 4, in Hale County.
- 4 crashes with property damage (including the fatal crash) on July 2 and July 4. Counties: Baldwin, Hale Morgan and Tallapoosa.
Please note: This year, with the holiday on Wednesday, the holiday travel period was longer. This year, we counted 10 days. In 2017, we counted Friday, June 30, to Tuesday, July 4, which is a period of 5 days.