CONNECTICUT — State police introduced two particular DUI checkpoints, plus roving patrols all through the state forward of the Labor Day weekend.
One checkpoint will probably be on the Merge of I-91 northbound close to exit 16 and Route 15 northbound exit 67 in Meriden. The checkpoint will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday and end at 2 a.m. Monday.
One other checkpoint is scheduled for New Haven Monday into Tuesday on the I-91 exit 3 on and off ramps close to Orange Road. The checkpoint begins at 8:30 p.m. Monday and can end at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Moreover, state police will conduct roving DUI patrols all through your complete vacation weekend.
Greater than 11,600 individuals have been killed in motorcar crashes in 2020 involving an alcohol-impaired driver, which was a 14 % improve from 2019.
State police made 50 DUI arrests over the July 4 vacation weekend, which was a pointy uptick from the 26 arrests made through the 2021 July 4 weekend.
Connecticut regulation enforcement will take part within the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over impaired driving consciousness marketing campaign this vacation weekend.
“Final 12 months, throughout the nation, a drunk-driving crash killed somebody each 45 minutes,” Connecticut Division of Transportation Commissioner Joe Giulietti mentioned in an announcement. “Driving whereas impaired is illegitimate, and it takes lives. We urge all Connecticut motorists to make use of warning this Labor Day weekend and make plans for a sober trip.”
