STATE POLICE PREPARE FOR THANKSGIVING ROAD SAFETY
 | STATE OF CONNECTICUT Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection Connecticut State Police Public Information Office |  |
| Dr. Dora B. Schriro Commissioner | Colonel Alaric J. Fox Deputy Commissioner Division of State Police | |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
STATE POLICE PREPARE FOR THANKSGIVING ROAD SAFETY
MIDDLETOWN, CT (November 20, 2017) : With tens of thousands of travelers driving through Connecticut during the Thanksgiving weekend, State Police are ramping up their plans to keep highways safe for all during the holiday rush.
Beginning on November 22, 2017, at 00:01 a.m. and running through Nov. 26, 2017, at 11:59 p.m., Connecticut State Police will supplement its normal routine patrol personnel with additional Troopers throughout the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Across the state, Troopers will patrol roads and highways across Connecticut, and will focus on aggressive drivers, unsafe drivers, and drunk drivers.
Troopers are committed to reducing crashes through preventive enforcement initiatives such as roving DUI patrols.
Troopers will also be looking for violators who cause accidents on Connecticut roads and highways. Every effort to reduce accidents will be taken; however, Connecticut residents are asked to be a part of the public safety solution by obeying traffic laws: don’t follow too close, drive the speed limit, stay off your cell phone while driving and, if you drink, then please do not drive.
Residents should remind all young people, especially college students returning home for the holiday weekend, of the laws regarding alcohol consumption and drinking and driving.
Patrol Troopers will use traditional and non-traditional patrol cars to observe traffic and issue tickets to reckless and distracted drivers. A reminder to all drivers: anyone who is consuming alcohol should never get behind the wheel. If you see a suspected drunk driver, call 911, this is a true emergency.
Roving DUI Patrols and Spot Checks approximately 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.:
Troop A – Southbury
Wednesday, November 22 through Saturday, Nov. 25
Roving Patrols - Interstate 84 in greater Waterbury area and greater Danbury area
Troop B – North Canaan
Wednesday, November 22 through Saturday, Nov. 25
Roving Patrols – Route 8 Corridor between exit 43 in Torrington to the Massachusetts State Line in Colebrook, Routes 44 and 7 in Canaan/Salisbury, Routes 202 and 44 in New Hartford, Routes 4 and 63 in Goshen and Routes 272 and 44 in Norfolk.
Troop C – Tolland
Wednesday, November 22 through Saturday, Nov. 25
Roving Patrols – Within Greater Troop C patrol area
Troop D - Danielson
Friday, November 24 – Roving Patrols – Within Greater
Troop D patrol area
Saturday, November
26 - Troopers from Troop D will
conduct a DUI/Sobriety Checkpoint in on Route 101 in Killingly, in the vicinity
of Route 12, from 6:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. Plus Roving Patrols – Within Greater Troop D patrol area
Wednesday, November 22 – Roving Patrols – Within Greater
Troop D patrol area
Sunday, November 26 – Roving Patrols – Within Greater Troop D patrol area
Troop E
- Montville
Wednesday, November 22 through Sunday, November 26
Roving DUI patrols
I-395 exit 9 - exit 18, I-95 in the area of the Goldstar Bridge and exit 83-84,
Route 164, Griswold & Preston areas and Route 2 North Stonington area.
Troop F – Westbrook
Wednesday, November 22 - Roving Patrols – Interstate 95 and Routes 1 and 9 within Greater Troop F patrol area
Thursday, November 23 – Roving Patrols – Route 66 in Middlefield and Route 9 within Greater Troop F patrol area
Friday, November 25 – Roving Patrols – Interstate 95 and Routes 1 and 9 within Greater Troop F patrol area
Saturday, November 26 – Roving Patrols - Route 66 in Middlefield and Route 9 within Greater Troop F patrol area
Troop G – Bridgeport
Wednesday, November 22 - I-95, I-91 and Route 34 in the greater New Haven area.
Friday, November 24 - I-95, Route 8 and Route 25 in the Bridgeport, Stratford, Trumbull area.
Saturday, November 25 - I-95 in the Stamford, Norwalk, Greenwich area, and Route 7 in the Norwalk area.
Sunday, November 26 - Route 15 (Merritt Parkway) from New York State Line to the Sikorsky Bridge.
Troop H – Hartford
Wednesday, November 22 – Roving Patrols – Interstates 84, 91, 291 and 384 and Routes 2 and 9 within greater Troop H patrol area
Friday, November 24 – Roving Patrols – Interstates 84, 91, 291 and 384 and Routes 2 and 9 within greater Troop H patrol area
Saturday, November 25 – DUI Sobriety Checkpoint – Interstate 91, southbound exit 48 on ramp from Route 220 in Enfield. This will be in conjunction with the Breath Alcohol Testing Mobile Unit
Sunday, November 26 – Roving Patrols – Interstates 84, 91, 291 and 384 and Routes 2 and 9 within greater Troop H patrol area
Troop I – Bethany
Wednesday, November 22 to Saturday, November 25
Roving Patrols – Within Greater Troop I patrol area
Troop K – Colchester
Wednesday, November 22 – Roving Patrols - Routes 2 and 66 in Greater Troop K patrol area
Friday, November 24 – Roving Patrols - Routes 6, 11 and 85 in Greater Troop K patrol area
Saturday, November 25 – Roving Patrols - Routes 11, 85, and 384 in Greater Troop K patrol area
Sunday, November 26 – Roving Patrols - Routes 2 and 66 in Greater Troop K patrol area
Troop L
- Litchfield
Wednesday, November 22 to Sunday, November 26
DUI roving patrols on
the Route 8 Corridor between exits 37 in Watertown to Exit 42 in Harwinton,
Routes 6 & 64 in Woodbury, Routes 202 & 254 in Litchfield, Routes 7
& 341 in Kent, Routes 63 & 109 in Morris, Routes 45 & 47 in
Washington, Routes 132 & 61 in Bethlehem, Route 4 Burlington / Harwinton,
Route 72. Harwinton
These 2016 State Police stats cover the time period starting at midnight on 11/23/16 to 11/27/16 9:00 a.m:
SPEEDING violations: 896
SEATBELT violations: 311
OTHER HAZARDOUS violations: 2,503
(to include unsafe lane change, following too closely, cell phone usage, texting, failure to signal, etc.)
DUI arrests: 51
ACCIDENTS investigated: 392
w/injury: 42
fatality: 1
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