Between January 1st, 2020 and December 31st, 2022 there were a total of 2,566 accidents in construction zones throughout the state of Connecticut. Of those 2,566 accidents, 10 resulted in fatalities. It is because of this data that state legislators passed the “Know The Zone” plan which aimed to reduce the number of accidents that occur in a work zone by placing cameras which track the speed of drivers through these zones and then warn or ticket these drivers if they are not obeying the speed limit. The “Know The Zone” program was piloted last year and according to the Connecticut State Department of Transportation (DOT) it was a success. While it is impossible to determine how many New Haven auto accidents the program prevented from happening it is important to take some time and look at the statistics that were collected as the result of the program which aimed Read the full article…

When the calendar still read 2023 there was a woman who was arrested for driving 125 MPH on one of Connecticut’s roads. Believe it or not she was one of the lucky ones who will see consequences for her actions, but she did not get into an accident. Being arrested, may have quite literally saved her life. Now that we have turned the calendar to 2024 it is incumbent upon all of us to make sure that we are making better choices when we get behind the wheel. Excessive speed when you are driving a car or truck is one of the deadliest activities you can get yourself into and in the event that you get into a New Haven auto accident while driving at high speeds you will make the accident significantly worse and cause yourself greater injury or even death. Let us resolve today and every day in Read the full article…

The month of December has been designated as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Month which provides everyone a good opportunity to refresh their memories on the dangers of this behavior and how it can very easily lead to a New Haven auto accident that results in the death of the driver, a passenger or others who are on the road at the time of this behavior. There are some staggering statistics that may have a sobering effect on you, but there is one that is commonly misquoted and that is that the month of December has the highest rate of drunk driving deaths in the calendar year. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the months that report the highest levels of drunk driving fatalities are June, July and August, the summer months. This is not to say that there aren’t a dangerously high number Read the full article…