The Georgia State Patrol is reporting that traffic crashes over the 102-hour holiday travel period, which stretched from Wednesday evening to Sunday at midnight, resulted in 11 fatalities.
Troopers investigated three of the fatal crashes in Haralson, Jefferson, and Catoosa counties that involved four deaths, according to a news release.
Other agencies reporting traffic deaths during the holiday period were:Â Henry County Police, Atlanta Police, Fulton County Police, Carrollton Police, the Jones County Sheriff's Office, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, and the Columbia County Sheriff's Office.
A major focus of increased patrols over the holiday weekend was Operation Zero Tolerance, a campaign aimed at removing impaired drivers from the roads. Statewide, troopers made over 16,600 traffic stops and arrested 300 people on DUI charges.
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