April 2016

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State Police Air Wing and K-9 Unit to Conduct Training Exercise at Dufresne Park

Posted by Sgt O on 09 Apr 2016 | Tagged as: general

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The State Police Air Wing and K-9 Unit will be conducting a training exercise at Dufresne Park on Saturday Morning, April 9th, from 10 am until noon. They will be on the Taylor St. side, near the Dog Area.

Granby Police Join Statewide Effort to Reduce Distracted Driving Crashes

Posted by Sgt O on 08 Apr 2016 | Tagged as: general

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The Granby Police Department will partner with the 202 eligible local Massachusetts law enforcement agencies and the Massachusetts State Police in the national U Drive. U Text. U Pay, mobilization to crack down on texting while driving.  The campaign, which combines traditional and innovative enforcement strategies, begins on April 8 and continues through April 29.  The initiative is funded by a grant administered by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Highway Safety Division (EOPSS/HSD) from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

“Driving and texting is illegal and irresponsible.  People who break our state’s texting law will be stopped and fined.  Distracted Driving is a major problem in Massachusetts, and we’re trying to keep the public safe by fining violators.

Texting while driving was outlawed in Massachusetts in 2010.  Adult drivers who write, send, or read electronic messages or browse the Internet while driving face a $100 fine for a first offense – even if the vehicle is stopped in traffic.  Teen drivers under 18 are entirely prohibited from using mobile phones and other electronic devices while driving, including to make phone calls.  The fine for a juvenile first offense is $100, a 60 day license suspension, and required completion of a driver attitudinal course.

These costly violations underscore the danger inherent in Distracted Driving.  In 2014, across the United States, 3,179 people were killed and an additional 431,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers.

“Texting and driving requires motorists to take their eyes off the road, hands off the wheel, and mind off the task of driving.  It creates the proverbial ‘perfect storm’ for a crash, and no one has the right to put another person’s life at risk like that,”