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 11/27/16 9:00 a.m.
SPEEDING violations: 896
SEATBELT violations: 311
OTHER HAZARDOUS MOVING violations: 2503
(to include unsafe lane change, following too closely, cell phone usage, texting, failure to signal, etc.)
DUI arrests: 51
ACCIDENTS investigated: 392
w/injury: 42
fatality: 1
2015 Thanksgiving Stats:
Speeding: 1,204
Seatbelt Violations: 432
Other Hazardous Moving Violations: 3,160
(to include unsafe lane change, following too closely, cell phone usage, texting, failure to signal, etc.)
DUI Arrests: 46
Accidents Investigated: 513
w/Injury: 59
Fatality: 1
(State Police Press Release)
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