Multiple Labor Day Crashes Kill 10 Across Ohio, New York, Indiana, Georgia

Several fatal crashes occurred across the United States during the Labor Day weekend, resulting in multiple deaths. In Auglaize County, Ohio, two 18-year-old men, Carter Dirksen and Connor Collins, died when Dirksen's vehicle lost control, hit a tree, and caught fire. On New York's Route 209, two separate crashes within 30 minutes claimed the lives of Sierra Fatima Koren Thornton and a motorcyclist, Timothy Avery, while others sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Warrick County, Indiana, experienced a deadly head-on collision when a vehicle traveled the wrong way on State Road 66, killing both drivers. In Hall County, Georgia, two fatal crashes early Sunday claimed the lives of Adrian D. Rodriguez Gil and Bobby Jonathon Terry, with another teen also dying in a separate wreck in nearby Lumpkin County. These incidents are part of a broader pattern of increased roadway fatalities reported statewide during the holiday weekend.