Thanksgiving 2016 DUI Checkpoints and Extra Police Patrols in Connecticut: When and Where

With tens of thousands of travelers driving through Connecticut during the Thanksgiving weekend, State Police are ramping up their plans to keep highways safe for all during the holiday rush. Beginning November 23 and running through Nov. 27 at 11:59 p.m., Connecticut State Police will supplement its normal routine patrol personnel with additional Troopers throughout the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Across the state, Troopers will patrol roads and highways across Connecticut, and will focus on aggressive drivers, unsafe drivers, and drunk drivers, State Police said in a news release. Troopers are committed to reducing crashes through preventive enforcement initiatives such as roving DUI patrols.

Troopers will also be looking for violators who cause accidents on Connecticut roads and highways. Every effort to reduce accidents will be taken; however, Connecticut residents are asked to be a part of the public safety solution by obeying traffic laws: don’t follow too close, drive the speed limit, stay off your cell phone while driving and, if you drink, then please do not drive.

Residents should remind all young people, especially college students returning home for the holiday weekend, of the laws regarding alcohol consumption and drinking and driving.

Uniformed Troopers will use traditional and non-traditional patrol cars to observe traffic and issue tickets to reckless and distracted drivers, according to a news release. 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, this is a true emergency.

During the 2015 Thanksgiving period there was one fatality on the roadways, 46 DUI arrests, 513 accidents reported including 59 with injuries, and 1,204 speeding violations.

DISTRICT/TROOP:DATE:ROVING PATROL/CHECKPOINT LOCATION:

WESTERN

L

11/23/16 Roving Patrols - Route 8 Corridor between exit 37 in Watertown to exit 42 in Harwinton, Routes 6 & 64 in Woodbury, Routes 202 & 254 in Litchfield, Routes 7 & 341 in Kent, Routes 63 & 109 in Morris, Routes 45 & 47 in Washington, Routes 132 & 61 in Bethlehem, Route 4 in Burlington and Harwinton

11/24/16 Roving Patrols - Route 8 Corridor between exit 37 in Watertown to exit 42 in Harwinton, Routes 6 & 64 in Woodbury, Routes 202 & 254 in Litchfield, Routes 7 & 341 in Kent, Routes 63 & 109 in Morris, Routes 45 & 47 in Washington, Routes 132 & 61 in Bethlehem, Route 4 in Burlington and Harwinton

11/25/16 Roving Patrols - Route 8 Corridor between exit 37 in Watertown to exit 42 in Harwinton, Routes 6 & 64 in Woodbury, Routes 202 & 254 in Litchfield, Routes 7 & 341 in Kent, Routes 63 & 109 in Morris, Routes 45 & 47 in Washington, Routes 132 & 61 in Bethlehem, Route 4 in Burlington and Harwinton

11/26/16 Roving Patrols - Route 8 Corridor between exit 37 in Watertown to exit 42 in Harwinton, Routes 6 & 64 in Woodbury, Routes 202 & 254 in Litchfield, Routes 7 & 341 in Kent, Routes 63 & 109 in Morris, Routes 45 & 47 in Washington, Routes 132 & 61 in Bethlehem, Route 4 in Burlington and Harwinton

11/27/16 Roving Patrols - Route 8 Corridor between exit 37 in Watertown to exit 42 in Harwinton, Routes 6 & 64 in Woodbury, Routes 202 & 254 in Litchfield, Routes 7 & 341 in Kent, Routes 63 & 109 in Morris, Routes 45 & 47 in Washington, Routes 132 & 61 in Bethlehem, Route 4 in Burlington and Harwinton

G

11/25/16 Roving Patrols – Routes 8 and 25 and Interstate 95 in Troop G patrol areas

11/26/16 Roving Patrols - Routes 8 and 25 and Interstate 95 in Troop G patrol areas

11/27/16 Roving Patrols - Routes 8 and 25 and Interstate 95 in Troop G patrol areas

A 11/25/16 Roving Patrols – Route 8 Corridor and Interstate 84 in greater Waterbury area and Route 7 and Interstate 84 in greater Danbury area

11/26/16 Roving Patrols - Route 8 Corridor and Interstate 84 in greater Waterbury area and Route 7 and Interstate 84 in greater Danbury area

B

11/24/16 Roving Patrols – Route 8 Limited Access Highway and Route 4 in Towns of Torrington and Goshen

11/25/16 Roving Patrols – Route 8 Limited Access Highway and Route 44 in Towns of Winsted, Barkhamsted and New Hartford

11/26/16 Roving Patrols – Route 7 and Route 44 in Towns of North Canaan, Falls Village and Norfolk

11/27/16 Roving Patrols – Routes 44, 202, 219 in Towns of Torrington, New Hartford and Barkhamsted

CENTRAL

H

11/25/16 DUI Sobriety Checkpoint – Interstate 91 Southbound exit 38 on ramp (Day Hill Road) in Windsor

I 11/25/16 Roving Patrols – Interstates 691 exits 8-11 within Troop I patrol area

11/26/16 Roving Patrols – Interstate 91 exit 10 within Troop I patrol area

11/27/16 Roving Patrols – Route 8 exit 12 within Troop I patrol area

11/ /16 Roving Patrols – Route 15, exit 63-65 within Troop I patrol area

F 11/23/16 Roving Patrols - Interstate 95 from Branford to Old Lyme, Route 9 from Old Saybrook to Middletown and Route 66 in Middletown

11/25/16 Roving Patrols - Interstate 95 from Branford to Old Lyme, Route 9 from Old Saybrook to Middletown and Route 66 in Middletown

11/26/16 Roving Patrols - Interstate 95 from Branford to Old Lyme, Route 9 from Old Saybrook to Middletown and Route 66 in Middletown

11/27/16 Roving Patrols - Interstate 95 from Branford to Old Lyme, Route 9 from Old Saybrook to Middletown and Route 66 in Middletown

EASTERN

C

11/25/16 Roving Patrols – Interstate 84 and Routes 30, 32, 44, 74, 83, 190, 195 in towns of Ashford, Ellington, Mansfield, Somers, Stafford, Tolland, Union and Willington

11/26/16 Roving Patrols – Interstate 84 and Routes 30, 32, 44, 74, 83, 190, 195 in towns of Ashford, Ellington, Mansfield, Somers, Stafford, Tolland, Union and Willington

D

11/25/16 Roving Patrols - Routes 6, 12, 14, 44, 97, 169, 197, 198 and Interstate 395 in towns of Killingly, Brooklyn, Thompson, Woodstock, Chaplin, Hampton, Eastford, Sterling, Putnam and Pomfret

11/26/16 Roving Patrols - Routes 6, 12,14, 44, 97, 169, 197, 198 and Interstate 395 in towns of Killingly, Brooklyn, Thompson, Woodstock, Chaplin, Hampton, Eastford, Sterling, Putnam and Pomfret

E 11/23/16 Roving Patrols - Routes 2, 2A, 12, 164, and 165, 214, Interstates 95 and 395 in East Lyme, Griswold, Groton, Lisbon, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Preston, Stonington, and Waterford

11/25/16 Roving Patrols - Routes 2, 2A, 12, 164, and 165, 214, Interstates 95 and 395 in East Lyme, Griswold, Groton, Lisbon, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Preston, Stonington, and Waterford

11/26/16 Roving Patrols - Routes 2, 2A, 12, 164, and 165, 214, Interstates 95 and 395 in East Lyme, Griswold, Groton, Lisbon, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Preston, Stonington, and Waterford

11/27/16 Roving Patrols - Routes 2, 2A, 12, 164, and 165, 214, Interstates 95 and 395 in East Lyme, Griswold, Groton, Lisbon, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Preston, Stonington, and Waterford

K 11/23/16 Roving Patrols - Route 2, 6, 11, 32, 66, 82, 85, 87, 149, 203, 207, 316 and 354 in the towns of Andover, Bolton, Bozrah, Colchester, Columbia, East Haddam, Franklin, Hebron, Marlborough, Salem, and Windham

11/25/16 Roving Patrols - Route 2, 6, 11, 32, 66, 82, 85, 87, 149, 203, 207, 316 and 354 in the towns of Andover, Bolton, Bozrah, Colchester, Columbia, East Haddam, Franklin, Hebron, Marlborough, Salem, and Windham

11/26/16 Roving Patrols - Route 2, 6, 11, 32, 66, 82, 85, 87, 149, 203, 207, 316 and 354 in the towns of Andover, Bolton, Bozrah, Colchester, Columbia, East Haddam, Franklin, Hebron, Marlborough, Salem, and Windham