Community Corner
Rocky Hill Cops 'Cracking Down' on Texting and Driving
Local police are part of a national distracted driving enforcement campaign.
ROCKY HILL, CT — The Rocky Hill Police Department and the the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Office, have announced the continuation of the “U DRIVE. U TEXT. U PAY”campaign.
Through the initiative, officers will be "cracking down" on motorists who "text, talk, or distract themselves with a hand-held mobile phone while driving," police said.
Officers will be stopping and ticketing anyone who is "endangering the public due to texting and driving," police said.
Find out what's happening in Rocky Hillfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
During the first wave of the campaign, in April, more than 10,000 citations were issued to motorists under Connecticut’s distracted driving laws.
The second run of the two-part campaign will run through August 15 and utilize special patrols.
Find out what's happening in Rocky Hillfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
More than 50 law enforcement agencies are participating.
Photo Credit: Chris Dehnel
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
