Speeding Arrests Down, DUI's Up Over Thanksgiving Weekend, Police Say

From the Connecticut State Police: 

CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY ENFORCEMENT STATS

Connecticut State Troopers supplemented the normal patrol force with additional State Troopers over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.

Troopers patrolled all roads and highways across Connecticut and focused on drunk driving violations and targeted aggressive drivers.

Sobriety checkpoints and targeted DUI patrols were in place over the entire weekend.

State Police will continue this preventive enforcement effort until the end of the Holiday season.  

These State Police stats cover the time period starting at midnight on 11/27/13 to 12/01/13 midnight.

SPEEDING Arrests:  1,134

SEATBELT Arrests: 170

OTHER HAZARDOUS MOVING VIOLATIONS Arrests:  2,548

To include UNSAFE LANE CHANGE, FOLLOW TOO CLOSE, CELL PHONE USE, FAIL TO SIGNAL, ETC. )

DUI ARRESTS:  43

ACCIDENTS Investigated:  562    WITH INJURY: 92      FATALS: 1

 
Total Calls for Service:  10,426


Holiday enforcement operation continues thru the end of this upcoming holiday season.

 

2012 STATS

Speeding: 1,611 

Seatbelt: 85 

Hazardous Moving: 2,745

DUI: 62 

Accidents: 410 with injury: 59   Fatals: 2