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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