Between Thanksgiving and New Year's, Georgia's roads get busier and more dangerous. If you were hit by a drunk driver, you may be facing injuries, a totaled car and an insurance company that wants to settle fast. Georgia law treats drunk driving crashes differently from ordinary wrecks, and knowing how can make a real difference in what you recover. The numbers explain why the holidays matter. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety reports that 500 people were killed in drunk driving crashes in Georgia in 2022. NHTSA data shows that from 2017 to 2021, 36% of people killed in Georgia crashes on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day involved a driver over the 0.08 legal limit, and 81% of those drunk driving crashes involved a driver at twice the limit. During the 2025 Christmas travel period alone, the Georgia Department of Public Safety reported 13 crash deaths and 239…