4th Of July 2019 DUI Checkpoints In Connecticut: When And Where

Connecticut State Troopers are preparing for the long Fourth of July weekend, when thousands of drivers will be traveling the roads and highways across the state, by stepping up patrols.

With July 4 falling on a Thursday, this will likely translate into a four-day weekend for many as they go to the beach, attend cookouts and enjoy fireworks. Troopers expect traffic to increase accordingly by the evening of Wednesday, July 3, and continuing through Sunday evening.

Troopers will also be on the state roads to ensure safe driving and conduct DUI roving patrols and spot checks over the holiday weekend. State Police remind drivers to buckle up, adhere to the speed limit, put down cell phones and concentrate on driving when behind the wheel.

State Police also remind anyone planning to consume alcohol during the holiday to always designate a driver and to never drink and drive. Anyone on the road who suspects they see a drunk driver is urged to call 911 immediately.

Police also remind motorists to obey the Move Over Law. Drivers should move over a lane if safe and significantly reduce speed when approaching emergency vehicles that are stationary in the shoulder or breakdown lane.

During the 2018 July 8 weekend, State Police issued 995 tickets for speeding, 2,530 tickets for moving violations, 124 tickets for seatbelt violations and made 38 arrests for driving under the influence. Troopers also investigated 489 motor vehicle crashes, 62 with injuries and three with fatalities.

Below are State Police patrols, DUI checkpoints and dates:

Troop C

July 3, 5, 6

7 p.m. – 4 a.m.

Roving DUI patrols - Troop C patrol area

Troop D

July 3, 4, 5, 6

7 p.m. – 4 a.m.

Roving DUI patrols - Troop D patrol area

Troop E

July 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

7 p.m. – 4 a.m.

Roving DUI patrols - Troop E patrol area

July 5

7 p.m. – 3 a.m.

DUI Checkpoint & BAT mobile -Route 2 at Wheeler High School in North Stonington (297 Norwich-Westerly Road)

Troop G

July 3

7 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Roving DUI patrols - Interstates 95 and 91, Route 34 in New Haven area

July 4

7 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Roving DUI patrols - Interstate 95, Routes 8 and 25 in Bridgeport, Stratford, Trumbull area

July 5

7 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Roving DUI patrols - Interstate 95 in the Stamford/Norwalk/Greenwich area; Route 7 in Norwalk area

July 6

7 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Roving DUI patrols - Route 15 from New York state line to Sikorsky Bridge

July 7

7 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Roving DUI patrols - Interstate 95 in the Fairfield, Bridgeport, Stratford, Milford area

Troop H

July 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

7 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Roving DUI patrols - Interstate 84 and 91 in Hartford; I-84 in West Hartford, East Hartford, Manchester and Windsor

July 6

7 p.m. – 3 a.m.

DUI Checkpoint - Interstate 84 in Hartford

Troop I

July 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

7 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Roving DUI patrols - Interstate 91 and 691, Route 15 (New Haven to Middletown)

Roving DUI patrols - Route 8 (Shelton to Waterbury)

Troop K

July 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

7 p.m. – 4 a.m.

Roving DUI patrols - Troop K patrol area

Troop L

July 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

7 p.m. – 4 a.m.

Roving DUI patrols - Route 8 corridor between exits 37 and 42; Routes 6 and 64 in Woodbury; Routes 202 and 254 in Litchfield; Routes 7 and 341 in Kent; Routes 63 and 109 in Morris; Routes 45 and 47 in Washington; Routes 132 and 61 in Bethel; Route 4 in Burlington and Harwinton; Route 72 in Harwinton