CT Stops For Snow/Ice On Vehicles At 200-Plus This Season: Cops

TOLLAND, CT — State police on Wednesdsay said they have made more than 200 traffic stops this winter season in Connecticut regarding drivers failing to clear snow and ice off the rooftops of their vehicles.

Since Nov. 15, state police have made 265 related traffic stops. State police said most of the stops involved infractions for which fines were issued.

Some were stops and/or accidents in which the operator was issued a warning, state police said.

A glaring example was posted by state police on social media Wednesday. A car was shown pulled over on a road in Killingworth that had just a small area cleared on the windshield for the driver to see through. The rest of the car was covered with a frozen blanket.

State police issued a not-so-subtle warning with the post: Ice scraper from Walmart: $4.29; ticket for failing to remove snow:$120; lesson learned: priceless.

Another example took place on Interstate-84 in Tolland last month.

What state police described as a "large sheet of ice" flew off a commercial truck and hit a rental truck at 7:31 a.m. on Jan. 30 on the westbound side of I-84, according to a report. The truck, owned by a company called Midland Transport and registered in Nebraska, was being driven by a 42-year-old man from Nebraska, according to a report.

The ice became "dislodged" and hit a Ryder rental truck being driven by a 44-year-old Enfield man, according to a report.

No injuries were reported.

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