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State police: enforcement down since pre‑COVID, DREs and wrong‑way incidents rising; committees ask for 10‑year data
Summary
Vermont State Police and crash‑reconstruction staff told lawmakers that motor‑vehicle stops and tickets have dropped since pre‑COVID, while drug‑related impairment, pedestrian fatalities and wrong‑way driver incidents rose; committees requested 10‑year trend, staffing and grant histories.
Lieutenant Paul Grama, executive officer of the Vermont State Police special operations unit, told the joint transportation committees that pre‑COVID motor‑vehicle contacts were in the mid‑60,000 range and that interactions, tickets and enforcement activity have declined since 2018. Grama said the agency shifted into more warnings and education during and after COVID and that staffing vacancies — he cited hundreds of statewide vacancies over the period — continue to constrain enforcement capacity.
Grama said four leading contributors to major fatal crashes remain speeding, distracted driving, unbelted occupants and impairment. “When drugs are…
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