Labor Day weekend a deadly one on Georgia Roads

Georgia roads claimed 21 lives over the 54 hour Labor Day holiday travel period this year. 

Between 6 p.m. on Friday, September 1, and 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 4, Georgia State Patrol Troopers responded to eight fatal crashes resulting in nine deaths, including one in Stephens County.

County and municipal law enforcement officials statewide investigated seven fatal wrecks resulting in 12 deaths. 

During the 2022 Labor Day holiday travel period, there were 15 fatalities; 2021 recorded 14 Labor Day fatalities; 2020 was another deadly year, with 21 fatalities during the holiday travel period, more than doubling the 10 Labor Day weekend fatalities recorded in 2019.

This year, In addition to responding to fatal wrecks, GSP troopers investigated more than 300 traffic crashes that resulted in nearly 200 injuries. Troopers and Motor Carrier Compliance Division Officers made more than 16,000 traffic stops, wrote more than 9,300 citations and issued more than 11,600 warnings over the holiday travel period.   

Final Labor Day weekend reports from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources place the number of drownings in Georgia at two for the Labor Day weekend. DNR officials also issued four Boating Under the Influence citations and investigated two boating incidents.