The results of a University of Alabama study on crashes during the holidays is out, specifically looking at the difference between crashes around Christmas and new year’s, compared to thanksgiving. The center of advanced public safety compiled crash information from around the state over the past 15 years. The number of crashes and fatalities were about the same, but the reasons for many of those crashes were different. Sources: NBC (Montgomery), ABC (Meridian, Miss.), Fox 6, WAFF 48