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Wrecks in Hall down slightly compared to 2016

Injuries, deaths also tick downward

Traffic is backed up on Dawsonville Highway due to a wreck in December. Overall, automobile accidents in Hall County were down slightly in 2017 over the previous two years. - photo by Shannon Casas

12012017 DAWSONVILLE — Traffic is backed up on Dawsonville Highway due to a wreck in December. Overall, automobile accidents in Hall County were down slightly in 2017 over the previous two years. - photo by Shannon Casas

Crashes reported to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office were down slightly compared to 2016, continuing a trend of fewer wrecks with injuries on county roads. There were 7,081 crashes in 2017 as of Wednesday, according to Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Todd Casper. That’s down from 7,274 in 2016 and 7,543 in 2015.