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Holiday Car Crash Statistics: What Is The Deadliest Travel Holiday in San Antonio?

When you think of dangerous drunk-driving holidays, which holidays do you think of? New Year’s Eve? Memorial Day? The Fourth of July? Thanksgiving? All these holidays have a higher than normal incidence of drunk-driving accidents.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) tracks alcohol-related car accidents for six major holidays.

These national statistics come from NHTSA data for 2009.

Holiday car crashes:

1. Fourth of July (3-day period), 410 car accident fatalities, 164 alcohol-related deaths (40 percent alcohol related)

2. Labor Day (3-day period), 360 car accident fatalities, 137 alcohol-related deaths, (38 percent alcohol related)

3. Memorial Day (3-day period), 473 car accident fatalities, 199 alcohol-related deaths, (42 percent alcohol related)

4. New Year's (4-day period), 468 car accident fatalities, 187 alcohol-related deaths, (40 percent alcohol related)

5. Thanksgiving (4-day period), 411 car accident fatalities, 140 alcohol-related deaths, (34 percent alcohol related)

6. Christmas (3-day period), 262 car accident fatalities, 97 alcohol-related deaths (37 percent alcohol related)

While Memorial day had the most alcohol-related fatalities, it is the winter holiday season that has the most non-holiday drunk driving crashes.

As the Holiday Season approaches and people begin attending holiday parties and other special events, more drunk drivers hit the road. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), an average of 1,000 people die each year from drunk driving accidents in the period from Thanksgiving to New Year’s.

When you travel during the holiday season, keep an eye out for intoxicated drivers and other drivers showing erratic behavior. If you suspect is a drunk driver and you have a phone available to you, get the license plate number of the car and call the local police department or highway patrol. Your phone call may prevent another person from being injured or even killed.

If you are injured or lose a loved one because of the reckless behavior of a driver under the influence, you are entitled to insurance compensation for your losses. Unfortunately, many insurance companies are only interested in their own bottom line. They may even try to place part of the blame on you.

Don’t face the insurance companies alone, contact the San Antonio drunk driving accident lawyers at Cowen Law Group at 877-385-1282. Our Texas car crash attorneys can help you deal the insurance companies and get the fair insurance settlement you deserve.

Learn more about protecting your rights. Request a free copy of our book: "The Insider's Guide to Texas Car Accident Cases."

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