Traffic accidents killed at least 20 people on Georgia’s roads over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
As of 6 p.m. Sunday, fatalities were reported in Stephens, Floyd, Dekalb, Henry, Bibb, and Wilkes counties. There were also fatal wrecks in Dalton, Manchester, Rincon, Thomasville, Dublin, Atlanta, Statesboro, Griffin, and Blue Ridge, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety. A final traffic count is expected in the coming days.
Northeast Georgia fatality
In Northeast Georgia, a Seneca, South Carolina man died Saturday in a motorcycle crash on GA 17 in Stephens County.
Troopers worked several accidents with injuries in Habersham, Rabun, and Hall counties, including a DUI crash in Rabun County that seriously injured two children.
A Hall County deputy was injured in a crash on November 27 in northern Habersham County near Turnerville.
Dangerous start
The holiday weekend got off to a dangerous start with a wreck Wednesday night, November 24, in Habersham. EMS transported a 52-year-old woman to the hospital from that scene. The crash shut down a stretch of the highway in Mt. Airy for more than an hour just as the holiday travel rush was beginning.
Another wreck Wednesday in Lula injured several people and resulted in one of the drivers being charged with DUI drugs less safe and several other traffic offenses.
Troopers out in force
Georgia state troopers were out in force patrolling the highways during the 102-hour holiday travel period from November 24-28.
Post 6-Gainesville’s holiday speed patrol. Slow down on Georgia highways, it can save a life. #gatrooper #gsp pic.twitter.com/sQTrvdjYyJ
— Georgia Department of Public Safety (@ga_dps) November 26, 2021
In 2020, Thanksgiving holiday accidents killed 24 people on Georgia’s roads.
