GA State Patrol forecasts 23 holiday traffic deaths

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GA State Patrol forecasts 23 holiday traffic deaths

Story Published: Jul 3, 2008 at 1:04 PM EDT

Story Updated: Jul 3, 2008 at 2:43 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) - State public safety officials predict 23 people
will die on Georgia roads over the July Fourth holiday weekend.

They estimate that the long weekend will bring 2,315 crashes on
Georgia roads and 1,094 injuries.

The annual predictions are made by crash analysts at the Georgia
State Patrol and the Georgia Department of Transportation.

They cover the period that begins at 6 p.m. Thursday and ends at
midnight Sunday.

State officials are warning holiday travelers not to drink and
drive.

Motorists should expect to run into random sobriety checkpoints and concentrated police patrols around the state.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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