The Fairfield Police Department and the CTDOT Team Upto Kick off National Distracted Driving Awareness MonthPut the Phone Away or Pay – Connecticut Enforces Statewide Campaign
FAIRFIELD, CT – April 1, 2024 – The Fairfield Police Department is partnering with theConnecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) as part of National Distracted DrivingAwareness Month. From April 1 – April 30, law enforcement will be looking for drivers whochoose to ignore Connecticut’s hand-held mobile electronics laws. Put the Phone Away or Pay isa national high-visibility enforcement campaign for National Distracted Driving AwarenessMonth in April.Nationally in 2021, there were 3,522 people killed and an estimated 362,415 people injured intraffic crashes involving distracted drivers. In Connecticut in 2021, there were over 5,600crashes attributed to distracted driving that resulted in nine fatalities and more than 850injuries."As a community, we cannot ignore the dangers of texting and driving. It's not just illegal; it's…
