Study shows Labor Day 2nd deadliest driving

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One study shows that Labor Day is the 2nd deadliest holiday for drivers. According to autoinsurance.org, Labor Day is 20% more dangerous for driving than the average holiday.

Drunk driving accounts for as much as 38% of fatal crashes during holidays. That study says, up to 52 percent of traffic deaths during holidays involve someone not using a seat belt. 

According to the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety, over the past 2 years impaired drivers caused 9,600 crashes in the state. Those impaired drivers injured 4,600 people and killed 327 people. 

KOHS says that during the Labor Day holiday weekend impaired drivers caused 103 crashes over the last two years. Those crashes caused 64 injuries and two deaths. 

Bowling Green Police Department’s Public Information Officer Ronnie Ward said that there is no excuse for drunk driving in 2021.

“It’s OK to have a good time. It’s OK to be with your friends. And, if you choose to drink, then that certainly your choice. But, we are asking you not to get behind the wheel. In this day and time, there’s no reason to get behind the wheel. There’s way too many options. So, we’re asking you to use one of those options,” said Ward.