Traffic incidents during the 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday travel period led to 10 fatal crashes and 11 deaths statewide, according to preliminary figures released by the Georgia State Patrol. Troopers handled six of the fatalities, while local police agencies reported the remaining five.
Between Wednesday evening and late Sunday night, troopers investigated more than 498 crashes across Georgia, which left nearly 236 people injured.
Georgia State Patrol and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers conducted over 23,000 traffic stops, arrested more than 422 people for DUI and issued upwards of 17,246 warnings and 11,249 citations. Those included more than 6,200 seatbelt violations, 226 child-restraint citations and more than 680 distracted driving violations.
Local agencies reporting deaths included Albany Police, Atlanta Police, DeKalb County Police, Gwinnett County Police and Glynn County Police.
The Thanksgiving travel period ran from 6 p.m. Nov. 26 through 11:59 p.m. Nov. 30. Officials cautioned that the crash statistics remain preliminary and may be updated.
