After a series of deaths on Connecticut highways in recent months, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is introducing legislation aimed at minimizing roadside accidents involving construction workers, state police and good Samaritans. The legislation would provide federal funding to states for creating more awareness, as well as providing tools to collect data on where and when these accidents tend to occur. That would give law enforcement more information when determining where to patrol. State Department of Transportation workers and State Police joined Blumenthal, D-Conn., on Thursday at the Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial in Meriden to announce the proposed legislation. Blumenthal spoke of Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier, who was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver during a traffic stop in May 2024. Blumenthal’s legislation is not designed to protect just construction workers and first responders, but also members of the public who can be killed in work zone accidents, too, he said.
Blumenthal introduces bill to help prevent roadside deaths of police, construction workers
