CT DOT kicks off ‘High-Risk Rural Roads Enforcement Campaign'
CONNECTICUT (WNTH) — The Connecticut Department of Transportation, state and local law enforcement agencies are kicking off the annual statewide 'High-Risk Rural Roads Enforcement Campaign.' The goal is to get drivers to slow down and improve overall road safety.
From March 1 to May 30, the Connecticut State Police say the campaign will deploy additional patrols on back-road hotspots as part of the initiative. The $2M campaign was funded by the Federal Highway Administration.
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'These are roadways where we have seen frequent issues of excessive speed and other aggressive and dangerous driving taking place,' Sgt. Luke Davis with state police told News 8.
Sgt. Davis is reminding motorists that the implications of speeding can be life-shattering.
'It only takes a split second for something to go absolutely sideways,' he said.
'It seems like an epidemic now,' said Old Saybrook resident Shawn Hatchel. 'There seems to be more road rage than normal. People seem to be in a bigger hurry than they used to be, and they don't seem to care about pedestrians as much.'
The Connecticut DOT says that from 2019 to 2023, the state averaged 44 rural road deaths annually. A quarter of those deaths were speed-related.
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