Crime & Safety

Thanksgiving DUIs Down in 2011, Two Fatal Accidents Over Holiday Weekend

State police hand out 65 DUI's, thousands of tickets during Thanksgiving weekend.

Connecticut State Troopers supplemented normal patrol force with additional state troopers over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

The operation ran from midnight on Wednesday, Nov. 23 though midnight Sunday, Nov. 27, according to a press release from the Connecticut State Police.

Troopers patrolled all roads and highways across Connecticut and focused on drunk driving violations and targeting aggressive drivers.
 
Sobriety checkpoints and targeted DUI patrols were in place over the entire weekend.

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2011 Statistics

The following state police stats are from midnight on Wednesday, Nov. 23, through midnight Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011.

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  • Speeding arrests: 1,376
  • Seatbelt arrests: 417
  • Other hazardous moving violations (includes unsafe lane changes, following too closely, cell phone use, failure to signal, etc.): 2,745
  • DUI arrests: 65
  • Accidents investigated: 389
  • Accidents with injuries involved: 50
  • Fatal accidents: 2 (Marlbourgh Rt. 66 & Blackledge Dr.) (Rt. 15 E. Hartford)
  • Calls for service: 9,728

2010 Statistics

  • Speeding arrests: 2,255
  • Seatbelt arrests: 151
  • Other hazardous moving violations (includes unsafe lane changes, following too closely, cell phone use, failure to signal, etc.): 3,411
  • DUI arrests: 80
  • Accidents investigated: 391
  • Accidents with injuries involved: 57
  • Fatal accidents: 1

State police will continue preventive enforcement effort until the end of the holiday season, according to the press release.


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