With Labor Day weekend on the horizon, Connecticut State Police are gearing up to ensure the highways are safe from impaired or distracted drivers.
Whether drivers are headed to the beach, to cookouts or to parties, the number of vehicles on the road will increase as residents try to soak up the last remaining days of summer. Throughout the state, there will be roving DUI patrols and checkpoints starting Friday and continuing throughout the holiday weekend.
Patrols are expected to start at midnight Friday and continue throughout the holiday weekend.
“The priority of all operators should be arrival at their destination in a safe manner. Give yourself plenty of time to drive, plan for traffic delays and proceed with caution. Obeying the rules of the road is everyone’s responsibility,” said a statement from Col. Stavros Mellekas, commanding officer of the state police.
State police urge anyone planning to consume alcohol to designate a driver or plan for a taxi or ride-share service to get around. If anyone on the roads sees a suspected drunk driver, they should call 911.
With more cars on the roads, the possibility of crashes increases — meaning emergency vehicles operating on highways and blocking lanes.
That being said, residents need to remember to obey the Move Over Law, state police said.
The law requires and driver to significantly slow their speed limit and move over at least one lane from the emergency vehicles as long as it is safe to do so.
Ahead of the patrols, state police are reminding drivers of some of the basic rules of the road: buckle up, follow the speed limit, put down any cellphones and focus all attention on driving.
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