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Stamford Police Will Be Targeting Distracted Drivers Stamford Police Will Be Targeting Distracted Drivers
Stamford Police Will Be Targeting Distracted Drivers Police in Stamford have a message for drivers: if you use electronics while you’re behind the wheel of a car, you’re going to pay. As part of April’s designation as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, local police announced a crackdown on distracted driving, beginning on Monday and spanning through April 30 According to police, officers in marked and unmarked vehicles will be "out in force looking for distracted drivers as part of the U Drive. U Text. U Pay campaign, a high-visibility effort to enforce distracted driving laws." Distracted driving has reached the top of t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fairfield Police Will Ramp Up Distracted Driving Details Fairfield Police Will Ramp Up Distracted Driving Details
Fairfield Police Will Ramp Up Distracted Driving Details Fairfield Police have a message for drivers: if you use electronics while you’re behind the wheel of a car, you’re going to pay. As part of April’s designation as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, local police announced a crackdown on distracted driving, beginning on Monday and spanning through April 30 According to police, officers in marked and unmarked vehicles will be "out in force looking for distracted drivers as part of the U Drive. U Text. U Pay campaign, a high-visibility effort to enforce distracted driving laws."  Distracted driving has reached the top of th…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Darien Police Will Ramp Up Distracted Driving Details Darien Police Will Ramp Up Distracted Driving Details
Darien Police Will Ramp Up Distracted Driving Details Police in Darien are teaming with other departments in Fairfield County in a concerted effort to curtail distracted driving. During the month of April, police departments throughout Fairfield will be conducting a “distracted driving - high visibility enforcement campaign,” to cut down on motorists using handheld devices while operating their motor vehicles. Police cautioned that the state of Connecticut has prohibited all drivers from using hand-held cell phones. “This is a primary law, which makes it illegal for all drivers to text or talk on a hand-held cell phone. Drivers are allowed to …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Teen Charged In Man's Death Fairfield County Teen Charged In Man's Death
Fairfield County Teen Charged In Man's Death A Sandy Hook teen has been arrested in the death of a pedestrian on I-84 last May, according to the Connecticut State Police. Michael Alan Vitti, 19, was charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, failure to drive in the proper lane and distracted driving (not a cellphone), according to state police. Vitti, who state police say was distracted while driving, hit and killed Gerard Mauskapf, 64, of Red Hook in Dutchess County near Exit 11. Mauskapf was hit after pulling over his vehicle and getting out of his car on the right shoulder of the highway, state police said.  Vitti is s…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
State Troopers Plan Super Bowl Sunday Enforcement State Troopers Plan Super Bowl Sunday Enforcement
State Troopers Plan Super Bowl Sunday Enforcement Connecticut State Troopers across the state prepare for Super Bowl Sunday, which is one of the biggest and most entertaining national sporting events in the United States. On Sunday, Feb. 4, friends and families will gather to watch the “big game”, and to enjoy the festivities surrounding the game. Parties and gatherings can make Super Bowl Sunday one of the year’s most dangerous days on the roads and highways of our state due to impaired driving-related accidents.  The busy holiday season is past, but Super Bowl Sunday is an ‘unofficial’ holiday in the U.S. Troopers urge all Connecticut r…

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by Jon Craig