The Milford Police Department completed its Distracted Driving High Visibility Enforcement Campaign, which resulted in 271 violations that were addressed during the month of April 2019.
These violations also led to approximately 200 infractions, along with several in-custody arrests.
Milford Police Department and Connecticut Highway Safety Office team up to Kick off National Distracted Driving Awareness Month Connecticut Enforces “U Drive. U Text. U Pay.”
In support of April’s National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the CT Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office, along with State and local law enforcement, will be partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from April 2 to April 30, 2019, for the national U Drive. U Text. U Pay. high-visibility enforcement effort. The goal of the campaign is to step up enforcement efforts to catch distracted drivers and enforce distracted-driving laws.
Over the past decade, distracted driving has become one of the leading causes of vehicle crashes on our nation’s roads. According to NHTSA, between 2012-2017, nearly 20,000 people died in crashes involving a distracted driver. In fact, there were 3,166 people killed in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers in 2017. While this represents a 9 percent decrease in distracted driving fatalities from 2016 to 2017, there is clearly more work to be done. Press Release “People know texting and driving is dangerous and illegal, but many do it anyway, putting others at risk,” said Joseph Giulietti, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Transportation. “Beginning April 2, you will see increased law enforcement efforts as officers will be stopping and ticketing anyone who is caught texting and driving.”
Drivers who are ticketed are fined $150 for the first offense, $300 for the second offense, and $500 for the third and subsequent offenses. For more information, visit www.distraction.gov