Georgia’s highways turned deadly this Labor Day holiday. Between Friday evening and late Monday night, 15 people were killed in crashes across the state, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety.

Nine of those crashes, claiming 10 lives, were investigated by Georgia State Patrol troopers. Local agencies—including the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, and DeKalb County Police—handled four other crashes with five additional fatalities.

The weekend was busy for law enforcement beyond fatal crashes. Troopers responded to more than 280 wrecks that left at least 150 people injured. They also conducted more than 19,500 traffic stops. Out of those stops, officers arrested 425 drivers for DUI , cited more than 700 people for distracted driving, and issued

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