Hamden Police to Begin Major Crackdown on Texting While Driving

The Hamden Police Department will be cracking down on motorists who text and drive as part of a month-long campaign.

The department, along with the Connecticut Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office, announced the start of the “U Drive. U Text. U Pay” campaign — in an effort to crack down on motorists who choose to text, talk or otherwise distract themselves from the task of driving by using a hand-held mobile phone.

This effort is part of a larger campaign sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) – who deems the month of April, national distracted driving awareness month. The Hamden Police Department is participating in this campaign by patrols – aimed at catching distracted drivers – especially those on their phones.