At least nine people died in wrecks in Georgia over this long New Year’s holiday weekend.
According to the Georgia Department of Public Safety, state and local law enforcement agencies worked fatal wrecks in Brunswick, Dekalb (2), Statesboro, South Fulton, and Grovetown. Fatal wrecks were also reported in Newton, Cobb, and Columbia counties.
The 102-hour-long New Year’s Day holiday travel period ended at 11:59 Monday night, Jan. 1. There were no fatal wrecks reported in Northeast Georgia.
Last year, 17 people died on Georgia’s roads during the New Year’s holiday.
Over the Christmas holiday travel period this year, wrecks in Georgia claimed at least 14 lives.
