Thousands Ticketed, Hundreds of Accidents Reported on CT's Highways During Labor Day 2015 Weekend

Troopers patrolled the highways and roads in Connecticut over the 2015 Labor Day Weekend. The enforcement project began at 12:01 a.m. Sept. 4 and ran through 11:59 p.m. Sept. 7.

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.

These state police stats cover the time period starting at midnight on Sept. 4 and through Sept. 7.

• Speeding: 1,930
• Seatbelt: 98
• Other Moving Violations: 4,132 (Including but not limited to unsafe lane changing, following too closely, using the cell phone and texting)
• DUI Arrests: 45

2015 Accidents

• Investigated: 336
• With injury: 58
• Fatal: 3 — 9/4 Montville motorcycle vs. car; 9/5 Montville car vs. sign; 9/7 Ledyard motorcycle vs. car

2014 totals

• Speeding: 1,727
• Seat belt: 200
• Total other moving violations: 3,720
• DUI Arrests: 35

2014 Accidents

• Investigated: 315
• With injury: 33
• Fatal: 1

Note: The death at Lime Rock Race Track is not considered to be road fatal but untimely death, police said.