Milford Police report 192 Distracted Driving violations in April

The Milford Police Department completed their Distracted Driving High Visibility Enforcement Campaign, which resulted in 192 violations that were addressed during the month of April 2018. These violations also led to 4 felony warrants being served.

Milford Police Department and the Connecticut Department of Transportation urge you to put your phone down when you get behind the wheel. If you need to text, pull over and park your vehicle in a safe place first.

Violating Connecticut’s distracted driving laws can be costly. Drivers who are ticketed for this violation can be fined $150 for a first offense, $300 for a second offense and $500 for third and subsequent offenses. Press Release According to the NHTSA, 3,450 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers in 2016. This is a 2-percent decrease in fatalities as compared to the previous year.

An analysis by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety of 2009-2012 data found that while more than 80 percent of drivers believed it was completely unacceptable for a motorist to text behind the wheel, more than a third of those same drivers admitted to reading text messages while operating a passenger motor vehicle themselves.

Remind your family and friends to never text and drive:

● Texting and driving is more than just personally risky. When you text and drive, you are a danger to everyone around you.

● No one likes to be criticized by a friend for doing something wrong, but it’s even worse to get caught by law enforcement and have to pay a fine.

● Don’t follow the pack, be a leader. When you get behind the wheel, be an example to your family and friends by putting your phone away.

● Speak up. If your friends are texting while driving, tell them to stop. Listen to your passengers; if they catch you texting while driving and tell you to put your phone away, put it down.

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Submitted by Milford, CT

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