WINDSOR, Conn. —State police across New England on Monday launched the region's first coordinated crackdown on speeding and failing to wear seat belts.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced the New England Drive to Save Lives campaign with troopers and highway safety officials from all six states at a commuter lot off Interstate 91 in Windsor, Connecticut.
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