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 Web site.
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 weekend 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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