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Hundreds of DUIs reported over Thanksgiving weekend in Georgia
The 2025 Thanksgiving travel period saw 11 deaths and nearly 500 crashes across Georgia. Troopers made 422 DUI arrests and issued more than 11,000 citations. Multiple local police departments reported fatal crashes during the 102-hour period.
ATLANTA - Traffic incidents during the 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday travel period led to 10 fatal crashes and 11 deaths statewide, according to preliminary figures released by the Georgia State Patrol. Troopers handled six of the fatalities, while local police agencies reported the remaining five.
What we know:
Between Wednesday evening and late Sunday night, troopers investigated more than 498 crashes across Georgia, which left nearly 236 people injured.
Georgia State Patrol and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers conducted over 23,000 traffic stops, arrested more than 422 people for DUI and issued upwards of 17,246 warnings and 11,249 citations. Those included more than 6,200 seatbelt violations, 226 child-restraint citations and more than 680 distracted driving violations.
Local agencies reporting deaths included Albany Police, Atlanta Police, DeKalb County Police, Gwinnett County Police and Glynn County Police.
What they're saying:
Bob Nulman is a National Ambassador for Mom’s Against Drunk Driving. His son was killed by a drunk driver in 1987.
"It is so disheartening to see that so many people either decide that it’s not a real problem or maybe a macho thing, ‘oh, I can drive, I can handle this,’ but the truth is, you can’t."
He encourages people to consider families like his before making the decision to drive impaired.
"Plan ahead before you go that event, just sit down with yourself and take two minutes and say, ‘what am I going to do?’’’
Timeline:
The Thanksgiving travel period ran from 6 p.m. Nov. 26 through 11:59 p.m. Nov. 30. Officials cautioned that the crash statistics remain preliminary and may be updated.