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Georgia law enforcement keep busy on Memorial Day holiday weekend
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Law enforcement served up safety this Memorial Day weekend, from the waters to the roads.
“Safety first, we try to be as safe as possible,” said Shafer Harrington, who visited Lake Allatoona over the Memorial Day weekend.
The Georgia Department of Public Safety said they have seen a “noticeable increase” in driving under the influence (DUI) arrests and distracted driving violations. The department counted 11 car travel related deaths as of Monday evening, including the three young rising adults with ties to Metro Atlanta and who went to Stillman College in Alabama.
Officials said the single-car fatal crash happened Saturday on I-75 Southbound in Clayton County near the exit ramp for Tara Boulevard.
3 from Alabama college with ties to metro Atlanta killed in crash
Officials said their preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle veered out of its lane and went into a nearby ditch. Shortly after the crash, the vehicle became fully engulfed in flames, said officials.
Officials said the occupants of the vehicle were unable to escape and died at the scene.
At Lake Allatoona, the Department of Natural Resources arrested a man for boating under the influence, or BUI. The DNR says the man returned to Harbor Town Marina following strong thunderstorms, struck the dock and another vessel.
According to the DNR, The officers interviewed the man and determined that he was under the influence. The DNR said officers arrested the man for BUI and transported him to the Cherokee County Jail.
“It can be frightening, it can be frightening,” said Eric Coleman, who has been coming to Allatoona for the past two decades.
“A lot of them don’t know the seriousness of handling the boat and drinking,” added Coleman.
Coleman said he has been coming to Allatoona to teach the community about water safety, especially during holidays and high occupancy at the lake.
Coleman said he has a boating group with friends, called Over The Top Motor Sports, who have water vessels to allow people to use one of the many jet skis or boats.
Coleman said they have one very important rule for people using the water equipment, “they know that when they start drinking they are done with the water, they are not on the water at all anymore,” said Coleman.
The DNR said they have had four BUI arrest so far this year, at Lake Allatoona. That statistic is not sitting well for some lake goers.
“It sucks, it sucks honestly. They are drunk and doing thing when they shouldn’t be doing it, I wish it gets better,” said Hailly Alameida, who visited Lake Allatoona for the holiday weekend.
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Georgia Tech is fresh off a bye week and will face Boston College on Saturday. At 8-1 and 5-1 in the ACC, everything is ahead of the Yellow Jackets with three games left in the regular season. The Yellow Jackets control their own destiny. They are a strong favorite to make the ACC championship with the highest odds in the conference. Georgia Tech has one of the best offenses in football and has leaned on it for one of its best seasons in the Brent Key era.
Coming into the matchup against the Eagles, Georgia Tech is highly favored.
According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Georgia Tech is a 16.5 favorite and the over/under is at 58.5 as the opening odds. Boston College is 1-9 and has lost nine consecutive games this season. The Eagles are still in search of their first ACC win this season. Despite the record, Boston College will be playing with no pressure and house money, going up against ranked Georgia Tech, looking to put a wrench into their season. Georgia Tech will have to come in and be ready to go.
The practices have produced good results during the bye week, and Georgia Tech is looking to be healthier in the contest on Saturday.
“So this time of year, it’s a good combination of getting healthy, getting players back healthy and mending up things that you’re not doing well or didn’t do well and improving on that and adding complementary things to your offense defense, kicking game and improving overall as a team,” said head coach Brent Key.
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There was no big difference in the schedule for the Yellow Jackets, they still had practice on their regular days and ran a lot of good on good. Similar to what they did in fall camp in preparation for the season. With a focused bunch and corrections throughout the bye week, it should be a formula for success for the Yellow Jackets.
“You have certain days that we’re going to go out and practice. We tweak and alter and change the practice based on what we need. We’re going to practice on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday regardless. Now it changes a little bit depending on when your game is the following week. Sometimes you have Thursday or Friday, or Saturday, depending on that. But the schedule is the same. The schedule is the same. What you do within that time, yeah, that changes. Going back to what you’re self-scouting, you’re recruiting. The amount of practice you need, the things you need to get done, yet you also have to get guys healthy and get them back. So it’s all in all. You get in the back part of the season, right? That goes the same for any week,” said Key.
Georgia Tech will be back in action on ACC Network at 3:30 PM against Boston College.
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A cluster of thunderstorms developed around 2:30 PM on Saturday in western Hall County. As they moved to the east, they strengthened with one cell eventually becoming severe warned from east of Gainesville to the South Carolina line.
Heather Gwaltney shared this photo with us on Facebook of prolific hail in Oakwood.
As the storms marched east, they continued to produce hail with quarter-size hail reported in both Bowman and Elberton in Elbert County.
Gusty winds accompanied the storms, and officials reported a tree on a power line near Tara Place in Commerce.
The storms pushed into South Carolina and became more numerous, but calmed down over Northeast Georgia into the evening hours.
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The No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs play against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in an SEC football game today. The matchup is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN. Notably, the game will not be available on YouTube TV due to an ongoing dispute with Disney.
Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trial offered by DirecTV. Alternatively, fans can purchase a monthly subscription offered by Fubo TV/Sling.
The Georgia squad enters this matchup with a 7-1 record, and they have won four consecutive games. In their most recent game, Georgia defeated Florida 24-20.
In order to win today’s game, the Georgia squad will need to rely on its star quarterback Gunner Stockton. He has thrown for 12 touchdowns and nearly 1,800 yards this season, which highlights his arm talent.
The Mississippi State squad enters this matchup with a 5-4 record, and the team is coming off a 38-35 win against Arkansas.
In order to win this game, Mississippi State will need a great performance from its quarterback Blake Shapen. He has thrown for 15 touchdowns and nearly 2,200 yards this year, so he will try to continue his great play this morning.
Although YouTube TV will not broadcast today’s game, fans can still watch the matchup for free with DirecTV. Alternatively, fans can purchase a monthly subscription offered by Fubo TV/Sling.
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