The Connecticut State Police supplemented the normal patrol force with additional State Troopers throughout the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. The increased patrols began at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 and concluded at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 29,
2020. Troopers were patrolling the roads and highways across Connecticut focusing on drunken driving violations and aggressive drivers. These State Police stats cover the time period starting at midnight on 11/25/20 to 11/29/20 11:59 p.m.
Calls for Service: 7,181
SPEEDING violations: 211
SEATBELT violations: 106
OTHER HAZARDOUS violations: 775
(to include unsafe lane change, following too closely, cell phone usage, texting, failure to signal, etc.)
DUI arrests: 29
ACCIDENTS investigated: 376
w/injury: 52
fatalities: 7 (Clinton (double fatal), Southbury, Pomfret, Waterbury (double fatal) and Glastonbury)
These 2019 State Police stats cover the time period starting at midnight on 11/27/19 to 12/01/19 11:59 p.m:
SPEEDING violations: 385
SEATBELT violations: 20
OTHER HAZARDOUS violations: 1,257
(to include unsafe lane change, following too closely, cell phone usage, texting, failure to signal, etc.)
DUI arrests: 52
ACCIDENTS investigated: 593
w/injury: 61
fatalities: 2
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