Relatively Quiet Holiday Weekend in Canton

While there were over 250 car accidents that the State Police responded to over Memorial Day weekend, including four fatalities, Canton Police reported just three minor ones.

In all, police and other emergency officials in Canton responded to 160 incidents over the long weekend, including 42 motor vehicle stops, three minor accidents, two reports of suspicious people, six motor-vehicle complaints, four hazardous conditions and seven alarms.

Emergency officials did respond to a reported suicide attempt at the 179 bridge in Collinsville Sunday night but the person was intercepted and given help, police chief Christopher Arciero said. Radio reports indicated the person was taken to the hospital for evaluation. 

While that a few other incidents were concerning, the town was relatively quite for a long weekend.

“It could have been a lot worse,” Arciero said. 

No drunken driving charges were filed in Canton.

State police increased troopers manning sobriety checkpoints and "targeted DWI and aggressive driving and patrol across the state of Connecticut, Lt. J. Paul Vance, spokesperson for the State Police, wrote in a press release Tuesday.

He wrote that there were 260 accidents recorded between midnight on May 27 and midnight Monday. Eighteen of the accidents caused injuries and there were four fatals.

State Police arrested 70 people on charges of driving under the influence during the weekend enforcement operation, and also wrote 978 seatbelt violation tickets and 2,013 speeding tickets.

Vance reminds people who "see a suspected drunk driver" to " call  911, as this is a true emergency."