Police Department Honored For Traffic Safety Achievements

The received recognition by AAA Southern New England-CT recently, as one of 28 law enforcement agencies in Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven counties without a pedestrian fatality in years.

Middlebury has not seen a pedestrian fatality in 19 years, according to the press release from AAA Southern New England-CT.

The Providence-based auto club also honored eight area police departments with special plaques citing their outstanding traffic safety education and enforcement programs in their respective communities.

In its second annual Community Traffic Safety Award Program luncheon at the Trumbull Marriott, AAA representatives presented awards of excellence, commendation and citation to Middlebury, and the following towns: Ansonia, Barkhamsted, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Bethel, Branford, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Colebrook, Derby, East Haven, Easton, Goshen, Guilford, Hamden, Kent, Lakeville, Litchfield, Madison, Meriden, Monroe, Morris, Naugatuck, New Fairfield, New Milford, Norfolk, North Branford, Oakville, Orange, Oxford, Plymouth, Prospect, Redding, Ridgefield, Salisbury, Seymour, Southbury, Southbury, Stamford, Stratford, Terryville, Thomaston, Torrington, Trumbull, Washington, West Haven, Weston, Wilton, Winsted and Woodbridge.

The towns of Redding and Weston were cited as municipalities that have not had a pedestrian traffic fatality in 36 years. Accepting for the town of Redding was Police Chief Douglas Fuchs and the town of Weston was Police Chief John Troxell.

Gold plaques were presented to the municipalities of Fairfield and Greenwich; Silver plaques to the municipalities of Shelton, Newtown, Milford, Madison and Torrington; and a Bronze Award to the town of Wilton.