Distracted Driving Targeted In North Haven

NORTH HAVEN, CT — The North Haven Police Department has announced it will be participating in the “U Drive. U Text. U Pay.” campaign from April 11 to April 15. The goal of the campaign is to “step up enforcement efforts to catch distracted drivers and enforce distracted-driving laws,” according to police.

“Over the past decade, distracted driving has become one of the leading causes of vehicle crashes on our nation’s roads,” police wrote in a post on Facebook. “We, North Haven Police, are encouraging drivers to put down the phone and remember: U Drive. U Text. U Pay. In support of April’s National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, NoHPD will be partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from April 11 to April 15, 2019, for the national U Drive. U Text. U Pay. high-visibility enforcement effort. The goal of the campaign is to step up enforcement efforts to catch distracted drivers and enforce distracted-driving laws.”