MIDDLETOWN, CT (November 25, 2016): The Connecticut State Police are supplementing the normal patrol force with additional State Troopers throughout this Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. The increased patrols began at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, 11/23/2016, and will conclude at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday 11/27/2016. Troopers are patrolling the roads and highways across Connecticut focusing on drunken driving violations and aggressive drivers. These State Police stats cover the time period starting at midnight on 11/23/16 to 11/25/16 8:00 a.m. SPEEDING violations: 416 SEATBELT violations: 53 OTHER HAZARDOUS MOVING violations: 1038 (to include unsafe lane change, following too closely, cell phone usage, texting, failure to signal, etc.) DUI arrests: 31 ACCIDENTS investigated: 199 w/injury: 15 fatality: 0 2015 Thanksgiving Stats:…
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