Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Crime and Accident Stats Released for Connecticut

Through Sunday morning, Connecticut State Police have handed out 51 arrests for DUI and responded to 392 accidents including 42 with injuries and one fatality, according to a news release. Already, more DUI arrests have been made this year than compared to 2015.

The Connecticut State Police are supplementing the normal patrol force with additional State Troopers throughout this Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. The increased patrols began at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday and will conclude at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday.

Troopers are patrolling the roads and highways across Connecticut focusing on drunken driving violations and aggressive drivers, State Police said.

These State Police stats cover the time period starting at midnight on Nov. 23 and running through Nov. 27 at 9 a.m.

SPEEDING violations: 896

SEATBELT violations: 311

OTHER HAZARDOUS MOVING violations: 2503

(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

2015 Thanksgiving Stats:

Speeding: 1,204

Seatbelt Violations: 432

Other Hazardous Moving Violations: 3,160

(to include unsafe lane change, following too closely, cell phone usage, texting, failure to signal, etc.)

DUI Arrests: 46

Accidents Investigated: 513

w/Injury: 59

Fatality: 1