Connecticut
11 DUIs, 164 crashes since the start of Thanksgiving weekend, state police say
Connecticut State Police have made 11 DUI arrests since the start of the holiday weekend as of Thanksgiving morning, they said.
The statistics reflect Wednesday, starting at midnight, until 8 a.m. Thursday, state police said. In addition, the statistics only reflect trooper patrolled roadways.
State police said that in addition to the nearly dozen DUI arrests made, there have been 164 car crashes. Twelve of those 164 crashes caused injury, but there have been no serious injuries thus far.
Motorists have made 1,927 calls requesting service and there have been 114 “traffic services” made, police said. “Traffic services” can be anything from helping with a disabled car or clearing debris off a roadway, police said.
Police also said that 451 motorists have been pulled over, but did not provide information on how many were given traffic citations.