Connecticut State police responded to six fatal accidents, made dozens of DUI arrests and issued thousands of violations over the Christmas holiday period this year.
State police holiday enforcement began at midnight on Dec. 22 and ran through 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 2 Troopers conducted increased patrols and sobriety checkpoints were set up throughout the state during this period.
State police arrested 95 people on DUI charges, issued 2,553 speeding tickets, 92 seat belt violations, and issued citations for 5,781 other moving violations. They also assisted nearly 1,000 disabled motorists.
State police responded to a total of 1,143 accidents, compared to 461 this time last year. Of those, six were fatal, one involved a serious injury, and 143 others involved some kind of minor injury. They also took over the investigation of fatal accident from a local agency.
