As Connecticut residents prepare for the Thanksgiving Holiday, the Connecticut State Police has also implemented plans to enhance public safety, enforcement and visibility on all of the highways and roads in Connecticut.
Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction E
The Connecticut State Police will supplement its normal routine patrol personnel with additional Troopers over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Troopers will patrol all roads and highways across Connecticut and will focus on drunk drivers while targeting aggressive and unsafe drivers.
Thanksgiving Eve and Day are, without a doubt, the busiest traffic days of the year. Motorists need to remember: Don’t follow too close, slow down, stay off your cell phone and if you drink, then don’t drive.
Troopers will set up sobriety checkpoints and roving DUI patrols to target DUI problem areas across the state throughout the entire weekend. State Troopers are committed to reducing crashes through preventive enforcement initiatives such as safety spot checks at sobriety checkpoints.
Troopers will also be looking for violators who cause accidents on Connecticut roads and highways. Every effort to reduce accidents is being taken but Connecticut residents are urged to be a part of the public safety solution.
Residents should remind all young people, especially college students returning home this semester, of the rules regarding alcohol consumption and drinking and driving. Uniformed Troopers will use non-traditional patrol cars to observe traffic and issue tickets to reckless, 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 as this is a true emergency.
Colonel Danny R. Stebbins, commander of the Connecticut State Police noted, “Your State Troopers will work very hard to keep the state’s roads and highways safe. Help us reduce accidents by driving with extra caution this Thanksgiving holiday. As we do our part through enforcement, please do your part by driving safely. At this busy time of year, we urge all parents to take the time and talk to their young adults about the dangers of underage drinking."
Troopers will also be looking for violators who cause accidents on Connecticut roads and highways. Every effort to reduce accidents is being taken but Connecticut residents are urged to be a part of the public safety solution.
Residents should remind all young people, especially college students returning home this semester, of the rules regarding alcohol consumption and drinking and driving. Uniformed Troopers will use non-traditional patrol cars to observe traffic and issue tickets to reckless, 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 as this is a true emergency.
Colonel Danny R. Stebbins, commander of the Connecticut State Police noted, “Your State Troopers will work very hard to keep the state’s roads and highways safe. Help us reduce accidents by driving with extra caution this Thanksgiving holiday. As we do our part through enforcement, please do your part by driving safely. At this busy time of year, we urge all parents to take the time and talk to their young adults about the dangers of underage drinking."
2012 Thanksgiving Weekend Stats:
SPEEDING ARRESTS: 1,611
SEATBELT ARRESTS: 85
OTHER HAZARDOUS MOVING VIOLATION ARRESTS: 3,041
(including unsafe lane change, following too close, cell phone usage, failure to signal, etc.)
DUI ARRESTS: 62
ACCIDENTS Investigated: 410 With Injury: 59 Fatalities: 3
SEATBELT ARRESTS: 85
OTHER HAZARDOUS MOVING VIOLATION ARRESTS: 3,041
(including unsafe lane change, following too close, cell phone usage, failure to signal, etc.)
DUI ARRESTS: 62
ACCIDENTS Investigated: 410 With Injury: 59 Fatalities: 3
Total Calls For State Police Service: 10,469
2013 Thanksgiving Weekend DUI Roving Patrols & Sobriety Checkpoints:
http://www.ct.gov/despp/lib/despp/public_information_files/thanksgiving2013checkpoints.pdf
* 12-2-13 Update:
Total Calls for Service: 10,426
*Information provided by the State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection
* 12-2-13 Update:
2013 Thanksgiving Weekend Stats:
SPEEDING ARRESTS: 1,134
SEATBELT ARRESTS: 170
OTHER HAZARDOUS MOVING VIOLATIONS ARRESTS: 2,548
(including unsafe lane change, following too close, cell phone usage, failure to signal, etc.)
DUI ARRESTS: 43
ACCIDENTS Investigated: 562 With Injury: 92 Fatalities: 1
Total Calls for Service: 10,426
Connecticut State Troopers supplemented the normal patrol force with additional State Troopers over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.
Troopers patrolled all roads and highways across Connecticut and focused on drunk driving violations and targeted aggressive drivers.
Sobriety checkpoints and targeted DUI patrols were in place over the entire weekend.
State Police will continue this preventive enforcement effort until the end of the Holiday season.
These State Police stats cover the time period starting at midnight on 11/27/13 through midnight on 12/01/13.
Holiday enforcement operation continues through the end of this upcoming holiday season.
*Information provided by the State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection
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