Crime & Safety
Three Fatalities During Thanksgiving Weekend, State Police Report
Connecticut State Police responded to more than 10,000 calls over the 4-day holiday weekend.
Connecticut State Police responded to more than 10,000 calls over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, including three car accidents involving fatalities, according to a release posted on the department's website.
The statistics cover the time period from midnight Wednesday, Nov. 21, to midnight Sunday, Nov. 25.
Police said the three fatal accidents happened on I-691 in Southington; Route 8 in Beacon Falls; and I-91 in North Haven.
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Other statistics from this year's Thanksgiving holiday patrol:
Speeding arrests: 1,611
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Seatbelt arrests: 85
Other hazardous moving violation arrests (unsafe lane change, following too close, cell phone usage, failure to signal, etc.): 3,041
DUI arrests: 62
Accidents investigated: 410; With injury: 59; Fatal: 3
Calls for State Police service: 10,469
Statistics from 2011
Speeding arrests: 1,376
Seatbelt arrests: 417
Other hazardous moving violation arrests: 2,745
DUI arrests: 65
Accidents investigated: 389; With injury: 50; Fatal: 2
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