Crime & Safety

2 Fatal Accidents, 993 Speeding Incidents Over Memorial Day Weekend

Connecticut State Police released the 2015 Memorial Day weekend enforcement statistics.

Troopers patrolled the highways and roads in Connecticut over this 2015 Memorial Day weekend, using both traditional and non-traditional patrol cars, according to a press release from Connecticut State Police.

The enforcement project began at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, May 25, and will end at 11:59 p.m. Monday, May 25. Troopers focused on drunken driving violations, aggressive drivers, distracted drivers and speeding.

Sobriety checkpoints and targeted DUI patrols were in place over the entire weekend.

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2015 Police Statistics: Midnight on May 22 — 7 a.m. on May 25

  • Speeding: 993
  • Seatbelt: 1,156
  • Other Hazardous Moving Violations: 474 (Including unsafe lane changes, following too loosely, cell phone, texting, etc.)
  • DUI Arrests: 52

2015 Accidents

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  • Investigated: 247
  • With injury: 43
  • Fatal: 2

2014 Memorial Day Weekend Enforcement Statistics

Speeding: 1,248

Seatbelt: 954

Hazardous Moving Violations: 4,142

DWI Arrests: 54

2014 Accidents

Investigated: 301

With injury: 54

Fatal: 0

(Patch file photo)

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