Connecticut State Troopers were patrolling highways and roads in Connecticut over the 2017 Labor Day weekend. During this enforcement period,  troopers utilized both traditional and non-traditional patrol cars. The enforcement period started at 12:01 a.m. on 09/01/17 and ran until 11:59 p.m. on 09/05/17.    Troopers were focused on drunken driving violations, aggressive drivers, distracted drivers and speeding. Sobriety
checkpoints and targeted DUI patrols were also in place over the entire weekend.  These State Police stats cover the time period starting on September 1, 2017 at 12:01 a.m. to September 5, 2017 at 11:59 p.m.:

SPEEDING: 1189               SEAT BELT VIOLATIONS: 46           TOTAL MOVING VIOLATIONS: 2764 (to include unsafe lane change, Following Too Closely, Cell Phone, Texting, etc.)
DUI ARRESTS:          47 ACCIDENTS         Investigated: 529     With injury: 78     Fatal: 1

 
2016 Labor Day Weekend Enforcement Stats:
Speeding: 1699       Seatbelt violations: 165         Total moving Violations: 3,552 (These include unsafe lane change, following too closely, cellphone/texting, etc.)
DUI Arrests: 51      Accidents: Investigated: 283   With injury: 43   Fatal: 0

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