Georgia officials urge safety as fatal crashes reported grows over weekend

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – Because the variety of deadly crashes reported in Georgia on the busy July 4 vacation weekend will increase, the Georgia Division of Public Security has urged everybody to drive protected and watch out on the roads.

There have been 10 deadly crashes reported on Georgia highways and roads as of Midday on July 3, officers confirmed to CBS46 Information.

To assist fight drivers getting behind the wheel whereas impaired or distracted, AAA shall be giving free tows and rides to solely the driving force of the car for as much as 10 miles starting at 6 p.m. on July 1 till 6 a.m. on July 5. The quantity to name is 855-2-TOW-2-GO.

“The main target of that is to get impaired drivers off the highway however to verify they’ve a plan in place, another earlier than they head out,” stated AAA spokesperson Garrett Townsend.

Townsend stated the Tow to Go program has eliminated greater than 25,000 impaired drivers from the highway. This system was used most lately on Memorial Day weekend. It’s not provided in all places however it’s accessible in components of Georgia together with metro Atlanta.

AAA reminds drivers they can not make appointments for his or her Tow-to-Go Service because the service is designed as a security web for many who didn’t plan forward for a sober journey. It’s free and open to everybody. You aren’t required to be a AAA member to make use of this system.

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