Statewide Decrease In Crashes, Fatalities Attributed To Hands-Free Georgia Act

State Rep. John Carson, R-Marietta, announced Wednesday that traffic fatalities, crashes and related insurance claims are down in Georgia. “I am very pleased to see that Georgia drivers are incurring fewer crashes and fatalities. The Hands-Free Georgia Act was all about saving lives, and I believe that’s exactly what it is doing," said Carson, who introduced the distracted driving legislation this year. Armuchee Republican Rep. Eddie Lumsden, a local insurance agent and retired Georgia State Patrol trooper, was the second co-sponsor of House Bill 673. Lumsden spent much of the early part of the year pushing for passage of the safety measure, which went into effect July 1.