Preliminary reports from the Tennessee Highway Patrol indicate 12 people were killed during the 2010 Thanksgiving holiday weekend, compared to 10 fatalities last year.
Seven of the victims were not wearing seat belts, the THP said in a news release today.
The 12 deaths happened in 10 crashes, which occurred in Campbell, Davidson, Grainger, Hamilton, Lawrence, Marshall, McNairy, Rutherford, Shelby, and Union counties.
Statistics for the Thanksgiving holiday are from 6 p.m. the Wednesday before Thanksgiving to midnight Sunday.