During the first 22 days of this year, 17 people died in road crashes across the state. Legislators have proposed legislation to lower the blood alcohol level for arrest to .05, down from the current .08.
As fatal accidents have increased sharply on Connecticut highways, state legislators are trying to make the roads safer with a comprehensive series of moves to reduce accidents and fatalities.
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Connecticut was among several states that considered but declined to adopt proposals last year that would have lowered the blood alcohol threshold for driving while intoxicated from .08 to .05. Lawmakers may take another look at the idea during the session that begins next month.
While traffic-related fatalities have declined from the especially deadly year of 2022, preliminary statistics released Wednesday by the Department of Transportation suggest that at least 316 people died on Connecticut roadways last year.