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Alabama Troopers Report 11 Holiday Highway Deaths

Alabama State Troopers report they investigated eight crashes with 11 fatalities over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
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Alabama State Troopers report they investigated eight crashes with 11 fatalities over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Traffic fatalities on Alabama highways increased significantly during the long Thanksgiving holiday period.

Alabama State Troopers report they investigated eight crashes with 11 fatalities. That compared with five deaths during the same holiday period last year.

The fatal crashes occurred in Russell, Madison, Crenshaw, Walker, Autauga, Barbour, Pickens and Talladega counties. Troopers said preliminary investigations indicate alcohol was a factor in at least three deadly crashes, and seven of the 11 victims were not using seat belts.

The holiday period ran from 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27 through midnight Sunday.

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