Public Safety
AAA: Vehicle Crashes Go Up 48% Overnight in CT After Superbowl — More Drivers, More Are Impaired
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This Sunday, millions of Americans will gather to watch players spike footballs — but after the game ends, crash rates are likely to spike as well. That’s the finding of a AAA analysis of UConn’s Crash Data Repository. Drivers, passengers and party hosts — have a plan for sobriety behind the wheel, AAA Northeast says. — an announcement from AAA Northeast
Based on Connecticut crash data since 2015, there are 48% more crashes from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. overnight after the big game compared with the same period the weeks before and after the contest. Analysis of federal crash data reveals a similar pattern.