By Mark Woolsey

[This article has been updated to reflect the increase in numbers of traffic incidents and citations as the weekend progressed]

The roadway death and injury toll is mounting across Georgia.

Saturday evening,  the Georgia Department of Public Safety said that at least four people had died on Georgia streets and highways since the Thanksgiving Holiday had begun The agency reported some 149 injuries in accidents across the state and that total crashes, both injury and non-injury, were at 349. Seatbelt and distracted driving citations have run into the hundreds since the holiday began,624 and 436 respectively.

AAA is projecting that some 2 million Georgians will travel 50 miles or more during the holiday, making for sometimes-clogged roadways.

The auto club had previously said that total travel was running about 2 percent higher than 2024 with an additional 35 thousand travelers taking to the roads or skies.+

While roads could be clogged in some areas, the Georgia Department of Transportation is trying to help.

GDOT suspended lane closures on streets and highways through the weekend.