5/30/2006

                            2006 CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE

                                    MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND STATS

   The Connecticut State Police participated in the National C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) program over the Memorial Day Weekend.  During this Memorial Day Holiday Weekend Connecticut State Troopers patrolled Connecticut’s roads using traditional patrol cars and unmarked non-traditional police vehicles. Troopers made several arrests over the holiday. The Memorial Day Weekend count began at midnight on May 26th and ran through midnight May 30th.

TOTAL ARRESTS MADE  

                            2006             2005          2004                           

DrunkDriving         70                82            81

Seat Belt          1380             1273         1188

Speeding          1365             1376         2085

Other Charges   1270             1238           867

2006 Memorial Day Weekend Accidents

         327 accidents    w/injury 74     no injury 248     Fatal 5

2005 Memorial Day Weekend Accidents

         323 accidents    w/injury 71    no injury 250      Fatal 2  

2004 Memorial Day Weekend Accidents

         363 accidents    w/injury 69    no injury 293      Fatal 1

   The State Police holiday operation remained in effect throughout the Holiday weekend. The program was not solely to issue tickets, but to remind motorists, as we begin the summer season, to use good highway safety sense and keep our highways accident free.

   The Connecticut State Police are asking all motorists to join the State Police team throughout the summer months. All motorists were asked to exercise caution on the roads and report any suspected drunk driver by calling 911, this is a true emergency. 

                                         ###END####