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Fatal Crash

Labor Day traffic deaths down compared to previous years

Montgomery, Ala. (EETV) - Over Labor Day weekend, Alabama saw a 40 percent decrease in traffic related deaths from 2016.

"Between 12:01 a.m. Friday, September 1 and midnight Monday, September 4, Troopers investigated fatal traffic crashes in Blount, Wilcox and Chilton counties."

All three of the individuals killed were driving vehicles equipped with seat belts; only one of the drivers was buckled up.

Troopers in Marine Patrol investigated one drowning on Logan Martin Lake.

In 2016 Troopers investigated 5 traffic deaths and 1 drowning.