GEORGIA, USA — Six people are now dead in separate traffic incidents in Georgia during the Fourth of July holiday travel period, according to the Department of Public Safety. 

The deadly incidents happened in Lafayette, Newnan, Henry County, Madison, and Forest Park, DPS said in its X post. 

According to the Georgia State Patrol and the Motor Carrier Compliance Division, the holiday travel period is 102 hours long, beginning on Wednesday, July 3, at 6 p.m. and ending on Sunday, July 7, at 11:59 p.m. 

State agencies are urging people to be cautious while on the road. 

According to the agencies, last year, nine people died from traffic accidents during the Fourth of July weekend. 

AAA projected that 70.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Independence Day weekend.

“State Troopers and Officers will be out in full force patrolling the interstates, state routes, and local streets around Georgia during what AAA projects to be the busiest Independence Day holiday period on record,” said Col. William Hitchens III, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety. 

State officials are urging people to know and obey traffic laws, including: 

Some Peach State drivers might have noticed increased state trooper patrols on the roads to keep incidents to a minimum. GSP is also participating in a nationwide campaign against impaired driving and aggressive traffic. 

"Troopers will be working alongside sheriff’s deputies and police officers to apprehend impaired drivers and crack down on aggressive speeders and distracted drivers," a news release said. 

11Alive will update this story when the department reports more traffic fatalities.