GSP respond to 2 fatal crashes during New Year’s holiday travel period

The 2019 New Year’s travel period claimed 2 lives this year.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, the 30-hour holiday period began at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31 and ended on Wednesday, January 1 at 11:59 p.m.

Statewide, GSP Troopers investigated 2 fatal crashes, which occurred in Marietta.

In 2018, GSP worked 550 wrecks during the New Year’s Holiday travel period, those resulted in 223 injuries and seven fatalities.

In addition, troopers and officers issued 6,971 citations, 11,339 warnings, and arrested 368 people for driving under the influence.

The GSP has yet to release the 2019 statistics for citations, warnings, and arrests.