15 people died on Georgia roads over the long Labor Day weekend. At least three of those deaths were in North Georgia, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
A 17-year-old Dahlonega boy was killed, and a 16-year-old injured in a single-vehicle wreck Monday, September 1, in Lumpkin County. Two other fatalities occurred August 31 on Southers Road northwest of Gainesville and Poplar Springs Road near Pine Vale Road.
State and local law enforcement officers investigated fatal crashes in other communities across the state, including Thomasville, Forsyth, Rincon, Bartow County, and DeKalb County, among others.
The 78-hour holiday period began at 6 p.m. Friday, August 29, and ran through 11:59 p.m. Monday, September 1. According to GSP, during the holiday, state troopers investigated 284 crashes, 36 of which involved impaired drivers.
Last year, troopers investigated more than 550 crashes over Labor Day weekend, leading to 20 deaths and over 200 injuries statewide.
