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Thanksgiving Holiday Car Crashes Killed 7 People In Connecticut This Year Thanksgiving Holiday Car Crashes Killed 7 People In Connecticut This Year
Thanksgiving Holiday Car Crashes Killed 7 People In Connecticut This Year Seven people were killed in fatal car accidents in Connecticut over Thanksgiving and the weekend. Thanksgiving time is one of the most dangerous times of the year to travel by car in the U.S., according to the National Safety Council. Across the nation, NCS estimates that 485 people died in car crashes this Thanksgiving holiday period. On Monday, Nov. 30, around 4 p.m., State Police identified another victim. Juan Carlos Delvalle, 53, of Waterbury died in a motor vehicle crash on Route 2 in Glastonbury on Sunday, Nov. 29, according to NBC Connecticut. Delvalle died when he lost control of…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Crashes Linked To Cell Phone Use, Texting Nearly Double Over Last Decade Crashes Linked To Cell Phone Use, Texting Nearly Double Over Last Decade
Crashes Linked To Cell Phone Use, Texting Nearly Double Over Last Decade More and more drivers find themselves involved in crashes due to cell phone use, according to a new report. Accidents related to cell phone use has risen 86 percent in the past decade, according to a recently released report from TrafficTickets.com, which took a county-by-county look at crashes tied to drivers using cell phones while behind the wheel. In 2009, there were 650 accidents where the driver was using a cell phone or texting while driving. In 2018 there were 1,212 accidents caused by cell phone use, according to the website. It was also noted that last year was the first that tex…

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by Zak Failla