Press Release
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The New York\u00a0State Police issued\u00a08,762\u00a0tickets\u00a0and arrested\u00a0154\u00a0people for DWI\u00a0during this year\u2019s\u00a0Labor Day weekend DWI enforcement period.\u00a0The initiative, which targeted impaired and reckless drivers,\u00a0began on Friday,\u00a0September\u00a01, 2023,\u00a0and\u00a0continued through\u00a0the Labor Day holiday,\u00a0Monday,\u00a0September\u00a04, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the campaign, which was funded by the Governor\u2019s Traffic Safety Committee, the New York State Police increased patrols and conducted sobriety checkpoints to deter, identify and arrest impaired drivers. In addition to the DWI checkpoints and patrols, Troopers were also watching for distracted drivers, vehicle occupants who were not properly buckled up, and drivers that were violating the Move Over Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As part of the enforcement, Troopers also targeted speeding andaggressive drivers across the state. Below is a sampling of the total tickets that were issued during this period:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speeding \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a03,407<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Distracted Driving \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0203<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seatbelt violations \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0383<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Move Over Law \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0126<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Troopers used both marked State Police vehicles and Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement (CITE) vehicles as part of this crackdown in order to more easily identify motorists who are violating the law. CITE vehicles allow the Trooper to better observe driving violations. These vehicles blend in with everyday traffic but are unmistakable as emergency vehicles once the emergency lighting is activated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the 2022 Labor Day weekend, which ran from September 2, 2022, to September 5, 2022, Troopers arrested 208 people for DWI and investigated 139 personal injury crashes, including three fatalities, and issued 9,748 tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are the results of the 2023 campaign broken down by Troop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Press Release The New York\u00a0State Police issued\u00a08,762\u00a0tickets\u00a0and arrested\u00a0154\u00a0people for DWI\u00a0during this year\u2019s\u00a0Labor Day weekend DWI enforcement period.\u00a0The initiative, which targeted impaired and reckless drivers,\u00a0began on Friday,\u00a0September\u00a01, 2023,\u00a0and\u00a0continued through\u00a0the Labor Day holiday,\u00a0Monday,\u00a0September\u00a04, 2023. During the campaign, which was funded by the Governor\u2019s Traffic Safety Committee, the New York State Police increased patrols and conducted \u2026<\/p>\nTroop<\/td> Region<\/td> DWI Arrests(# of persons)<\/td> Speed<\/td> Distracted Driving<\/td> Child Restraint\/Seat Belt<\/td> Move Over<\/td> TotalTickets(Includesother violations)<\/td><\/tr> A<\/td> Western NY<\/td> 5<\/td> 272<\/td> 11<\/td> 23<\/td> 3<\/td> 707<\/td><\/tr> B<\/td> NorthCountry<\/td> 6<\/td> 232<\/td> 8<\/td> 22<\/td> 30<\/td> 695<\/td><\/tr> C<\/td> Southern Tier<\/td> 14<\/td> 428<\/td> 7<\/td> 50<\/td> 28<\/td> 891<\/td><\/tr> D<\/td> Central NY<\/td> 20<\/td> 238<\/td> 12<\/td> 50<\/td> 9<\/td> 907<\/td><\/tr> E<\/td> Finger Lakes<\/td> 14<\/td> 275<\/td> 9<\/td> 51<\/td> 8<\/td> 817<\/td><\/tr> F<\/td> Upper Hudson Valley<\/td> 28<\/td> 280<\/td> 27<\/td> 29<\/td> 4<\/td> 694<\/td><\/tr> G<\/td> Capital Region<\/td> 10<\/td> 206<\/td> 9<\/td> 6<\/td> 15<\/td> 515<\/td><\/tr> K<\/td> Lower Hudson Valley<\/td> 29<\/td> 601<\/td> 55<\/td> 67<\/td> 9<\/td> 1,291<\/td><\/tr> L<\/td> Long Island<\/td> 18<\/td> 165<\/td> 32<\/td> 12<\/td> 3<\/td> 572<\/td><\/tr> NYC<\/td> New York City<\/td> 3<\/td> 82<\/td> 12<\/td> 17<\/td> 1<\/td> 427<\/td><\/tr> T<\/td> NYS Thruway<\/td> 7<\/td> 628<\/td> 21<\/td> 56<\/td> 16<\/td> 1,246<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"