13 people died in car crashes over the Christmas holiday
The fatality numbers are in for the Christmas holiday travel period and Georgia. According to the Georgia State Patrol, 13 people lost their lives in traffic deaths. There were 10 fatal crashes throughout the state. This year’s 78-hour holiday travel period began Friday, December 23, at 6:00 p.m., and ended Monday, Dec. 26, at 11:59 p.m. Statewide, Georgia State Patrol Troopers investigated five fatal crashes causing seven fatalities. Local agencies reporting traffic deaths during the