11 killed on Georgia roads over Memorial Day weekend

ATLANTA — The number of fatal crashes on Georgia roads over Memorial Day weekend rose to 11 as of 12 a.m.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, that number remained unchanged from the final six hours of Memorial Day.

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The crashes happened in Calhoun, Marietta, Atlanta, Perry, Thomaston, Clayton County, Blue Ridge, Cartersville, Emerson and Grovetown, GSP previously reported.

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As reported separately from the GSP record of crashes, there were two crashes reported in Atlanta on Memorial Day.

A 30-year-old man was killed after police say he tried to avoid a collision with another car near Boulevard NE and John Lewis Freedom Parkway early Monday morning and lost control, hitting a power pole, according to the Atlanta Police Department.

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That man has not yet been identified.

Another person was killed when a Chevrolet Suburban plowed into a Kia Optima that was parked on the shoulder of I-85 near 17th Street. Police said the driver of the Suburban sped away from the scene. The Kia driver was taken to the hospital, where they died. That driver’s name has not been released, according to APD.

Information about the other crashes was not immediately available.

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