2023 Independence Day Weekend Enforcement Stats(6:00 p.m. June 29 through 11:59 p.m. July 4): Calls for Service: 7,312TOTAL VIOLATIONS(to include unsafe lane change,Following Too CloselyCell Phone, Texting, Speeding, Seatbelt, etc.) : 835SPEEDING: 485SEATBELT: 18DUI Arrests: 43Motor Vehicle Accidents: 489With injury: 49 (2 Serious: Stamford and Manchester)Fatalities: 4 (Greenwich, North Canaan, Westbrook and Harwinton)
2023-07-04@ 11:11pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters were called to the 600 block of Union Avenue fora garage fire. It turned out to be rubbish burning on the side of the garage. If it was really bad, our sponsor would have made itLike It Never Even Happened!
2023-07-04@8:43pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A second ambulance was dispatched for this crash in the 2400 block of Main Street.
The stats are reflective of the time period starting at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, 2023 to 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July, 4, 2023. Calls for Service: 6,186 Motor Assists: 275 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 411 Serious Injury (Stamford) Fatal: 1 (Greenwich, North Canaan) DUI: 34 Speeding: 422 Citations Citations (seatbelts, unsafe lane change, distracted driving, etc.): 730
2023-07-03@11:26pm--#Stratford CT-- #ctfire-- Firefighters were on scene of a structure fire on Morningside Terrace. There was a lot of attention to the soffit by the garage area. We always get good reports from Stratford so I'll post when it becomes available There were no reported injuries. https://youtu.be/zWPVBWd3oiI
2023-07-04 @ 12:22pm #Bridgeport CT-- Daniel Garcia sent in this car fire at 90 Acres Park off Park Avenue.
2023-07-03 @ 9:22pm #Norwalk CT-- Firefighters on the scene of a garagefire allegedly started by fireworks
2023-07-03 @ 7:25pm--#Fairfield CT---There were no injuries reported when a car almost hit the Walgreens on Kings Highway East.
2023-07-03 @ 6:39pm #Bridgeport CT--There are downed wires and a power outage in the 500 block of Wood Avenue. UI is on the way.
2023-07-03 @ 12:42pm--#Fairfield CT--Firefighters are on the scene of an oven fire on Warde Terrace. Fire is out. Firefighters assisted in clearing the smoke from the residence. Now you know what all the noise was about!