September 4, 2019–5:31 a.m.
NEWS RELEASE
Traffic crashes across Georgia during the Labor Day holiday travel period resulted in nine traffic deaths, with eight being worked by Troopers.
This year, the holiday travel period was 78-hours long. It began at 6 p.m. on Fri., Aug. 30, and ended at 11:59 p.m. on Mon., Sept. 2.
Statewide, Georgia State Troopers investigated 523 traffic crashes that resulted in 288 injuries and eight fatalities.
In Northwest Georgia, a man was killed in a single-vehicle wreck in Calhoun Sunday, and a 3-year old died in an ATV accident that was worked by the Cartersville Post of the Georgia State Patrol on Monday. The State Patrol Post in Dalton also worked a fatal motorcycle crash.
In addition to the traffic crash investigations, 244 people were arrested for driving under the influence, while 5,897 citations and 7,320 warnings were issued.